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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Mistaken for the real thing

Hi teachers,

And let's not forget Joachim crima, an African migrant who won fame as "Volgograd's Obama" when he ran for office on a far-flung Russian council. A billboard showed Crima overlooking a river, suit jacket slung casusally across his shoulder. He could almost have been mistaken for the real thing - if you ignored the Cyrillic lettering and the fact that he lost.

What does "mistaken for the real thing" mean? (mistaken for the president Obama)

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

Top answer

tinanam0102 He could almost have been mistaken for the real thing Yes. On the billboard he looked the same. But the billboard used the wrong alphabet for the real Obama.

— Avangi

  • tinanam0102 He could almost have been mistaken for the real thing Yes.
  • On the billboard he looked the same.
  • But the billboard used the wrong alphabet for the real Obama.
  • And (as a joke) Joachim Crima lost the election - a significant difference between him and the real Obama, but having nothing to do with the billboard - unless you wish to extend the fantasy.
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tinanam0102 He could almost have been mistaken for the real thing
Yes. On the billboard he looked the same. But the billboard used the wrong alphabet for the real Obama.
And (as a joke) Joachim Crima lost the election - a significant difference between him and the real Obama, but having nothing to do with the billboard - unle
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Hi Avangi,

Thank you for your explanation.

Have a wonderful day.

Tinanam
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