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17 January
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What is the difference between she was mother to me and she was my mother ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between she was mother to me and she was my mother ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
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“She was like a mother to me” means that person is not actually the mother, but someone who is a mother figure to the person saying this
“She was my mother” is to reference someone who is actually the mother of the person saying this
- Korean
@frogtoadrat what if there is no 'like', "she was a mother to me" what is the nuance of the sentence?
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