Return as/to yourself
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The followings is part of the dialogue between Meg and Mrs.Which from A Wrinkle in Time(2018 Film).
Mrs. Which : Glorious?(CHUCKLES) You don't tesser well.
Meg: In what way? Because I don't feel or see anything when we tesser.
Mrs. Which : And you won't until you become... one with the universe and yourself. As it is, it seems like... you don't even want to return as yourself.
Meg: Oh... Is there any way I can return as somebody else? That I might like?
Context: Meg has been a mess since her father went missing. Here, Mrs.Which encourages her to be herself again.
Question: Why is "return as yourself" used here instead of "return to yourself". Are they interchangeable here?
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'return to yourself' applies more to a situation in which someone has been behaving strangely, perhaps under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or perhaps from some temporary mental aberration. , to his usual behavior. 'return as yourself' applies more to a situation in which someone becomes another person, impossible except in science fiction.
- 'return to yourself' applies more to a situation in which someone has been behaving strangely, perhaps under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or perhaps from some temporary mental aberration.
- , to his usual behavior.
- 'return as yourself' applies more to a situation in which someone becomes another person, impossible except in science fiction.
- When they revert to their former identity, they return as themselves.
- In a setting other than science fiction you may have a person who dresses up in a costume for a play.
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'return to yourself' applies more to a situation in which someone has been behaving strangely, perhaps under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or perhaps from some temporary mental aberration. When these influences wear off, the person returns to himself, i.e., to his usual behavior.
'return as yourself' applies more to a situation in which someone becomes another person, impossible ex
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