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I have been facing vs I have been observing

Both phrases are correct, but 'I have been facing' refers to challenges, difficulties, or problems that someone has encountered, while 'I have been observing' refers to watching, noticing, or studying something over a period of time.
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Last updated: December 16, 2024 • 9326 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to challenges, difficulties, or problems that someone has encountered.

"I have been facing"

This phrase is used to talk about the challenges, difficulties, or problems that someone has been dealing with over a period of time. It indicates a continuous or ongoing experience.

Examples:

  • I have been facing a lot of challenges at work recently.
  • She has been facing financial difficulties for the past few months.
  • Aug 8, 2017 ... Both the constructions I have to face... and I have been facing... are grammatical but different in meaning and usage. I have been facing...
  • I have been facing so many set backs after attending a burial ceremony in my home town.
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  • Oct 28, 2024 ... iamselenabryant on October 28, 2024: "One of the challenges I have been facing throughout my third trimester is finding comfortable shoes!
  • Apr 3, 2022 ... I have been facing some issues to create this model as I am not able to read the diagram properly. Any sort of help is appreciated. · Best · Top.
  • Aug 29, 2020 ... I have been facing problems with my windows recently. My windows keeps crashing from time to time. Blue screen of death keeps appearing from ...
  • I have been facing issues with Looker connecting to data source since Yesterday. Posted on 01-03-2024 07:31 PM. Share this topic. LinkedIn.
  • Sep 23, 2019 ... I have been facing problems in logging in to my gmail account for 3 weeks. I'm Adarsh Tiwari and my gmail account is tadarsh1999@gmail.com which ...
  • Jul 31, 2024 ... I got an Asus Vivobook Pro 15 Ryzen 7 6800HS a few days back, and I have been facing issues connecting to my 5G network.
  • Apr 2, 2018 ... I have been facing issues recently where Polycom HDX 8000 codec starts to reboot on its own. Can you please help me resolve this.

Alternatives:

  • I have been dealing with
  • I have been experiencing
  • I have been encountering
  • I have been struggling with
  • I have been grappling with

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to watching, noticing, or studying something over a period of time.

"I have been observing"

This phrase is used to talk about the act of watching, noticing, or studying something over a period of time. It indicates a continuous or ongoing observation.

Examples:

  • I have been observing the behavior of the new employee.
  • The scientist has been observing the changes in the environment for years.
  • May 27, 2023 ... I infected you with a malware (RAT)/(Remote Administration Tool), some time ago and since then, I have been observing your actions. The ...
  • Example sentence: I have been observing the changes in the economy for the past five years. Exact(60). And his supporters have been observing this ...
  • Oct 27, 2024 ... 39 likes, 10 comments - david_s_lago on October 27, 2024: "For almost two decades, I have been observing the world's sociopolitical ...
  • I have been observing the demolition of illegal structures in Harare and refrained from commenting because I wanted to understand what was really...
  • May 27, 2023 ... I know your password! I infected you with a malware (RAT)/(Remote Administration Tool), some time ago and since then, I have been observing your ...
  • I have been observing this for some time, and trying different fixes, including resetting the sync. And, no, in the sense that I have no idea what triggers ...
  • Jun 15, 2017 ... Every day I am open to learning and observing. This past week I have been observing the dynamic of the Osborn community and how it functions. I ...
  • Jun 10, 2021 ... Hello good folks. I have been observing packet drops on one of the switches, the setup is as
  • Jan 21, 2021 ... I have been observing this wild, beautiful male Osprey hunting for fish in the Pacific Ocean recently. This day, I watched him dive right ...

Alternatives:

  • I have been watching
  • I have been studying
  • I have been monitoring
  • I have been examining
  • I have been surveying

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