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I came across a title saying "How to be a ..." and then thought why it's not written as "How to become a ...". what is the exact meaning of 'be' in for example How to be a millionaire. And if it carries the same meaning as become why not use become itself.










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  • Hi Dini, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
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  • I suggest you look up "be" and "become" in a dictionary, as they mean different things. You can only consider how to be a millionaire once you've become one.
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I came across a title saying "How to be a ..." and then thought why it's not written as "How to become a ...". what is the exact meaning of 'be' in for example How to be a millionaire. And if it carries the same meaning as become why not use become itself.










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  • Hi Dini, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
    – Chappo
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  • I suggest you look up "be" and "become" in a dictionary, as they mean different things. You can only consider how to be a millionaire once you've become one.
    – Chappo
    57 mins ago













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  • Hi Dini, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
    – Chappo
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  • I suggest you look up "be" and "become" in a dictionary, as they mean different things. You can only consider how to be a millionaire once you've become one.
    – Chappo
    57 mins ago


















  • Hi Dini, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
    – Chappo
    59 mins ago










  • I suggest you look up "be" and "become" in a dictionary, as they mean different things. You can only consider how to be a millionaire once you've become one.
    – Chappo
    57 mins ago
















Hi Dini, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
59 mins ago




Hi Dini, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
59 mins ago












I suggest you look up "be" and "become" in a dictionary, as they mean different things. You can only consider how to be a millionaire once you've become one.
– Chappo
57 mins ago




I suggest you look up "be" and "become" in a dictionary, as they mean different things. You can only consider how to be a millionaire once you've become one.
– Chappo
57 mins ago















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