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treat something as

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:24 am
by Itasan
Do these mean the same thing? If so,
which would you use?
1. Everyone treated my words as a joke.
2. Everyone regarded my words as a joke.
3. Everyone considered my words as a joke.
Thank you.

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:49 pm
by sbourque
they mean about the same--I'd use #1, but if you use #3 it should be "considered my words a joke."