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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)



 
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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.) #1 (permalink) Sat Jun 14, 2008 23:49 pm   As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)
 

Are these sentences correct:
1-He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.
2-He taught all he knew to me, as a father does to a son.
3-He taught all he knew to me, like a father to a son.
MEANING OF 1, 2 AND 3: He did the same thing that a father does for his son: he taught me all he knew.

4-He taught all he knew to me as a father would to a son.
5-He taught all he knew to me as a father does to a son.
6-He taught all he knew to me like a father to a son.
MEANING OF 4, 5 AND 6: He taught me all he knew in the same manner a father would teach all he knew to his son.
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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.) #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:52 am   As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)
 

1: the best; 6: the best, I think.
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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.) #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:49 am   As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)
 

I don't think the comma makes any difference in the meaning of those sentences.
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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.) #4 (permalink) Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:58 am   As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
I don't think the comma makes any difference in the meaning of those sentences.


Neither do I. Only group 1,2,3 and group 4,5,6 belong to different meanings as navi suggested in the bold lines.
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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.) #5 (permalink) Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:03 am   As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)
 

Haihao wrote:
Jamie (K) wrote:
I don't think the comma makes any difference in the meaning of those sentences.


Neither do I. Only group 1,2,3 and group 4,5,6 belong to different meanings as navi suggested in the bold lines.

No, I don't think they indicate different meanings.
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As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.) #6 (permalink) Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:09 am   As usage (He taught all he knew to me, as a father would to a son.)
 

I am sorry but it seems to me that navi set up an assumption on 1,2,3 with the 1st meaning and 4,5,6 with the 2nd. Of course the comma, as you said, makes no sense here, with or without.
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