I take...........for..........
Is it ok to say "I took stone for diamond. I really have bad eyes." to mean I thought stone was diamond. I didn't see it clearly.?

Thank you.

Question

I take...........for..........
Is it ok to say "I took stone for diamond. I really have bad eyes." to mean I thought stone was diamond. I didn't see it clearly.?

Thank you.

Answer

This is actually very close to correct. There are two variations of the correct phrase:
"I took the stone for a diamond. I really have bad eyes." - this is an older (or archaic) way.
"I mistook the stone for a diamond. I really have bad eyes." - this is the more common saying.
Both are correct.

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This is a phrase I have never heard, but I love the creativity.
 There is no other phrase I would use other than "I didn't see it clearly."

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