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Saraba Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Are these sentences the same meaning?

I'm anything but a specialist
I'm nowhere near a specialist.
  

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"I'm anything but a specialist" In this sentence, the emphasis is on the fact that you are not a specialist. It implies that you are skilled in other areas, but not the one you are talking about. That is, you would say this to mean: "I do not know much about that thing" "I'm nowhere near a specialist" In this sentence, the emphasis is on the fact that you might be mistaken for, or are in the process of becoming, a specialist.

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  • "I'm anything but a specialist" In this sentence, the emphasis is on the fact that you are not a specialist.
  • It implies that you are skilled in other areas, but not the one you are talking about.
  • That is, you would say this to mean: "I do not know much about that thing" "I'm nowhere near a specialist" In this sentence, the emphasis is on the fact that you might be mistaken for, or are in the process of becoming, a specialist.
  • It implies that you do have some skill in the area you are talking about, but you are not yet a master.
  • That is, you would say this to mean: "I know some about this thing, but I am not an expert"
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"I'm anything but a specialist"

In this sentence, the emphasis is on the fact that you are not a specialist. It implies that you are skilled in other areas, but not the one you are talking about.

That is, you would say this to mean: "I do not know much about that thing"

"I'm nowhere near a specialist"

In this sentence, the emphasis is on the fact
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