navi
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14-Jun-2008
3:38 PM
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1-He spoke to me as father to son.
2-He spoke to me as a father to a son.
3-He spoke to me as a father does to a son.
4-He spoke to me as a father would to a son.In which case:
a-He wasn't my father but spoke to me in the way a father would
and in which case:
b-He was my father and spoke to me in that capacity
Last Edited on 15-Jun-2008 6:31 PM
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TheMudge
The Real Mudge
2777 post s
15-Jun-2008
7:12 PM
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Both interpretations are possible for all four instances. However, all sentences suggest that he is not my father but spoke to me as if he were my father or as a father would.
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Rich Turner (The Curmudgeon Himself)
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CeeBee
1845 post s
16-Jun-2008
11:39 AM
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I've been pondering on how the sentence would read if "b-He was my father and spoke to me in that capacity." How about: 5-He spoke to me, father to son.
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