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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: be mistaken about |
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1.The man is mistaken about where his friend lives.
2.The man mistakes where his friend lives.
3.The man is mistaking where his friend lives. |
I wonder if the three examples are the same meaning.
Can you let me know?
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Mister Micawber
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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Location: Yokohama
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1.The man is mistaken about where his friend lives. -- This is the normal statement of condition.
2.The man mistakes where his friend lives. -- This suggests an habitual activity (quite odd in this context)
3.The man is mistaking where his friend lives. -- Right now, we observe him committing the geographical error (again, an unusual situation).
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