a. "He is responsible for the failure." b. "He takes responsibility for the failure."
Sentence a suggests he is judged to be the cause of the failure. Sentence b suggest he explicitly indicates that he is the cause of the failure. What about:
c. "He bears responsibility for the failure."
Top answer
C is as A.
— Mister Micawber
C is as A.
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