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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
"He felt like he was a king."---="He felt like a king."?
Does (1) mean the same as (2)? Which does each sentence mean?
(1)He felt like he was a king.
(2)He felt like a king.
(3)He wanted to become a king.
(4)He felt as if he were a king.
Top answer
1 and 2 are synonymous and mean 4.
- 1 and 2 are synonymous and mean 4.
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Thanks! But "He felt like a king." is similar in structure to "He felt like coffee." With that association, can't we interpret "
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Never. It seems to me to work only with.... well, you tell me:
He felt like a coffee / a hot bath / a movie / having a coffee / taking a bath / seeing a movie / becoming a king.
Perhaps implied linking verbs do not work.
He felt like a coffee / a hot bath / a movie / having a coffee / taking a bath / seeing a movie / becoming a king.
Perhaps implied linking verbs do not work.
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This is very ambiguous. This sentence can be interpreted as either way, don't you think? (Withoug context)
He felt like a girl.
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No, not very ambiguous. We don't normally refer to the **** for physical *** so casually.
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There are plenty of jokes based on a forced ambiguity like the one you supply, Teleo:
A: I feel like a sandwich.
B: Funny-- you don't look like a sandwich...
Much communication includes potential ambiguity. One measure of fluency is the ability to sort serious confusion from imagined confusion.
A: I feel like a sandwich.
B: Funny-- you don't look like a sandwich...
Much communication includes potential ambiguity. One measure of fluency is the ability to sort serious confusion from imagined confusion.
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I feel like a warm, furly cat!
My Mom made me pizza.
The latter sentences can be interpreted as two ways, can't t
My Mom made me pizza.
The latter sentences can be interpreted as two ways, can't t
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