<p>I see it used a lot in the BB, and is almost never correct. As far as I can tell. ex' 'John is being the best athlete in the school'</p>
<p>when is using 'being' correct</p>
<p>Wait, did BB say that ‘John is being the best athlete in the school’ is correct?!?!</p>
<p>Peter was told off for being racist.
Joe is PRAISED FOR being the best athlete in the school.
Quagmire takes pride in being a pervert.
Brian is just being nice to get a bag of weed.</p>
<p>As a noun:
Let’s just ignore Meg for the time being.
Stewie is a human being with evil intentions to kill his mother.</p>
<p>Awakard sentence:
Being that Cartman was often late for class, Mr. Garrison sent him to detention.</p>
<p>(Using “being that” this way was how they used it in the 17th century. It’s awfully pretentious)</p>
<p>Not Awkward setence:
Avoid being that person who uses obsolete terms in their writing.</p>
<p>Awkward sentence:
Being as you like fish sticks, you must be a gay fish.</p>
<p>Not Awakard:
Since/because Kanye West likes fish sticks, he must be a gay fish.</p>
<p>no, its just a obviously wrong thing I pulled out of my head, sorry for confusion.</p>
<p>So generally if it sounds weird its wrong, if it doesn’t it is correct?</p>
<p>Kind of, you can google “being grammar” if you want a more elaborate explanation! :D</p>