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Why did he say "me being"? not "I" or "my"?

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Rebecca

When "being something" is used as a cause(in first person's perspective) of an objective, "Me" should be put instead of "I" or "My". Ex: Me being so stupid, I had to do the work all over again. When "I" is used in "being", the sentence can be used as a complete sentence that describes one's state in continuous tense. Ex: I am being so stupid. When "My" is used, "being" should be a noun form, which means existence or natural essence of a person. Ex: Only after I started talking, she recognized my being.

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