as to his child

[navi tasan]

1-He talked angrily to me, as to his child.

Does this sentence mean:

a-He talked angrily to me and to his child as well.
b-He talked angrily to me in the same way he talked angrily to his child. (would the sentence work with this meaning given that there is a comma before as?)
c-He talked angrily to me as if I were his child. (won't one need 'as if' instead of 'as' for this meaning to work?)


Gratefully,
Navi.

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, the third one (c) is the best choice. (Yes, "as if" would be better than the text, but who's perfect?)

(Shouldn't you be giving advice by now? ;-))

 

[Tdol]

Is there that much difference between b) and c)?

 

[Tarheel]

Is there that much difference between b) and c)?

Definitely! IMHO, the second sentence (b) refers to a specific instance when the individual spoke angrily to his child. In the third sentence (c), the speaker states that the individual spoke to him as if he were a child (his child).

 

[SoothingDave]

Is there that much difference between b) and c)?

A lot more words in b).