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Life is but a dream.

Hi,Could I rephrase them like these ways? 1. {All the world is a stage.} rephrased: All the world equals a stage. or A stage is the same as all the world .2. {Life is but a dream.} rephrased: Life equals but a dream. or A dream is the same as life. 3. {Many Americans think smoking to be a vice.} rephrased: Many Americans think smoking to mark / typify / identify a vice. Thank you for your assistance. Joined12th December 2009Full Member 429take command of English27 seconds ago
  

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1. } rephrased: All the world equals a stage. or All the world is the same as a stage .

— Mister Micawber

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  • } rephrased: All the world equals a stage.
  • or All the world is the same as a stage .
  • - Your 2nd rephrasing needed to be reversed because it is 'stage' that is the metaphor.
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1. {All the world is a stage.} rephrased: All the world equals a stage. or All the world is the same as a stage .- Your 2nd rephrasing needed to be reversed because it is 'stage' that is the metaphor.

2. {Life is but a dream.} rephrased: Life equals but a dream. or Life is only the same as a dream.- Same reason as above: 'dream' is the metaphor.
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Hi Mister,Thanks.Your explanations provide a good platform for communications.In (1), though I can understand what you mean, there is a contradiction between [A equals B] and [A considered as being B / A is the same as B].Because in [A equals B] means A in a direction towards B, and in [A is the same as B] means A in a direction continuing from B.In the first, A is the center between A and B, but
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