As a lover

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Which of the following sentences are correct with the given meanings:
1-They treated her as a queen.
Meaning: They treated her as if she was a queen.
2-He played with words as toys.
Meaning: He played with words as if they were toys.
3-He ridiculed her as a failure.
Meaning: He ridiculed her as if she was a failure.

4-He talked to her as a lover.
5-He talked to her as his lover.
6-He talked to her as her lover.

Meaning: He talked to her as if she was his lover/he was her lover.
Gratefully,
Navi.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

1-They treated her as a queen.
Meaning: They treated her as if she was a queen.

There is a small difference, but I prefer:
They treated her like they would treat a queen. (, which she might be.)

3-He ridiculed her as a failure.
Meaning: He ridiculed her as if she was a failure.
There is a big difference: They ridiculed her for failing.
But it is ambiguous. You have to determine from context which meaning was intended.

4-He talked to her as a lover. (He talked to her like a lover would.)

5-He talked to her as his lover. (He talked to her like he talked to his lover. Implies that he has a male lover.)
6-He talked to her as her lover. (He put himself in the position of being her lover when he talked to her. Maybe he is her lover. We cannot tell.)

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