On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:29:52 +0200, jpll
<jpll@free.erase.fr> wrote:
> jpll wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Is "mistaken" weird? If not, how can it be used? (1 or 2 short examples)
>> Thanks to all.
> Many thanks, both of you and for the good laugh I've had reading Loki's
> example.I was nearly 100% sure it wasn't "weird" even if my Boss,[rule
> #1: the boss is always right] told me: "you can't use mistaken -to
> mistake- doesn't exist!" ???? ;)
Do you mean that he thinks the verb "to mistake" does not exist? If so,
tell him to look in a dictionary of the English language (or even
American). It is present as a noun ("I made a mistake"), a verb ("You
can mistake one person for another"; "I was mistaken when I thought the
word did not exist"; "It's easy to mistake a dove for a pigeon"), or an
adjective ("A clear case of mistaken identity").
Chris C
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