Be familiar with or become familiar with?
Would you like to help me distinguish between those tow phrases: be familiar with, and become familiar with?

What're the differences ?

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Be familiar with or become familiar with?
Would you like to help me distinguish between those tow phrases: be familiar with, and become familiar with?
 
What're the differences ?

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Hi,
 To be familiar with is current.  It's done.
To become familiar with indicates a process ending in "being familiar with".
An intermediate learner is familiar.  A beginner is becoming familiar. 
I hope this helps, 
Stephen

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Sorry, I don't know either.

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Lawrence, 
Do you know how to follow the post on Italki ?
 I mean, if  I like your question and wait the answer, how can I know that someone comment on your post. Now, I have to find it again in a long list of questions and check whether anyone answered or not ?

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