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What is the difference between I regarded your offer as serious. and I thought your offer as serious. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I regarded your offer as serious. and I thought your offer as serious. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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I regarded your offer as serious. (infers it was in the past, and is no longer the case, else he who would say "I regard your offer as serious.")
I regarded your offer seriously (or more commonly, I took your offer seriously.). (I regarded your offer with care, as a priority, with importance, and with the impression that it was real and true, I believed it).)
I thought your offer was serious. (Could mean I thought your offer was large or significant, entailing major sacrifice or commitment on your part, as with a Serious investment, a serious relationship, a serious love of football. )
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