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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

confuse A with B/ mistake A as B/ mix up with/ take A for B

The key to surviving the harsh environment was not to confuse faith with optimism.

Q) Can "confuse faith(A) with optimism(B)" be replaced with these?

1. "Mistake A as B"
2. "Mix up A with B"
3. "Take A for B"

Q2) If so, is #3 most colloquial?
  

Top answer

1 no. 2 no. 3 yes.

  • 1 no.
  • 2 no.
  • 3 yes.
  • I like the original better.
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1 no.
2 no.
3 yes.

I like the original better.

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