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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
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As a brother

1) She loved him as her brother.
2) She loved him as a brother.
Does this necessarily mean he was really her brother?
Could it mean she loved him the way she loved her brother?
Could it mean she loved him because he was her brother?

3) He mocked John as a failure.
Does this necessarily mean that John was really a failure?
Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasan Does this necessarily mean he was really her brother? Yes. Could it mean she loved him because he was her brother?

— Mister Micawber

  • navitasan Does this necessarily mean he was really her brother?
  • Yes.
  • Could it mean she loved him because he was her brother?
  • No.
  • navitasan Does this necessarily mean that John was really a failure?
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navitasanDoes this necessarily mean he was really her brother?
Yes.
navitasanCould it mean she loved him the way she loved her brother?Could it mean she loved him because he was her brother?
No.
navitasanDoes this necessarily mean that John was really a failure?
We cannot know. It is the
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"She loved him as a brother" does not mean, to me, that he was her brother.

He could be a good friend. She feels more than friendship, but her love for him is not romantic, it's familial.
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Mister MicawberDoes this necessarily mean he was really her brother?Yes.
I got it wrong because it is—again—a little odd. 'She loved him like a brother' is how you will hear it.
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Thank you both so very much.

If I say

A) I love him as an actor.

wouldn't that mean that he really is an actor?

Gratefully,
Navi.
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navitasanIf I sayA) I love him as an actor.wouldn't that mean that he really is an actor?
Normally, yes.
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