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Usage of took (I took her to be his daughter but she was his wife.)



 
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Usage of took (I took her to be his daughter but she was his wife.) #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:23 am   Usage of took (I took her to be his daughter but she was his wife.)
 

Hi,
1. I took her to be his daughter but she was his wife.
Does it mean that I mistook her as his daughter?
2. I took him for a doctor but he was the helper to the doctor.
Does it mean that I mistook him as a doctor.
Please confirm me that both 1 & 2 sentences are correct.
Colloquially how we express these two sentences?
Thanks,
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Took #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:41 am   Took
 

Hanifasmm wrote:
1. I took her to be his daughter but she was his wife.
Does it mean that I mistook her as his daughter?

No, you mistook her for being his daughter.
If you mistook her as his daughter, it means you are his daughter and you mistook him for someone else.
If you say, "I mistook her for his daughter," it means that you know his daughter, and you thought his wife was that daughter.

Hanifasmm wrote:
2. I took him for a doctor but he was the doctor's assistant.
Does it mean that I mistook him as a doctor.

No, if you mistook him as a doctor, it means you are a doctor and you mistook him for someone else.
The correct way to say it is that you mistook him for a doctor.
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