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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Exception

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They were surprised that I was smart,competent, and capable because they didn't expect that ... I get high praise sometimes because I think they didn't expect anything. When I can speak English and do whatever I'm supposed to do, people are just overwhelmed. I then become the exception.

--- Does the last sentence mean that she is treated as if she were exceptional?
  

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Hi, Yes, but with this meaning of 'exceptional'. No-one can run 100 metres in 9 seconds, except Mary. Mary is the exception .

  • Hi, Yes, but with this meaning of 'exceptional'.
  • No-one can run 100 metres in 9 seconds, except Mary.
  • Mary is the exception .
  • Now consider your example.
  • Almost no-one can speak English or do whatever they are supposed to do.
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Hi,

Yes, but with this meaning of 'exceptional'.

No-one can run 100 metres in 9 seconds, except Mary. Mary is the exception.

Now consider your example. Almost no-one can speak English or do whatever they are supposed to do. She can, so she is the exception.

You might say 'she is exceptional', but this word also suggests that she is very, very goo
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I understand. Thank you, Clive!
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They were surprised that I was smart,competent, and capable because they didn't expect that ... I get high praise sometimes because I think they didn't expect anything. When I can speak English and do whatever I'm supposed to do, people are just overwhelmed. I then become the exception. Such reactions may exist only on the surface - that is in relation to shifting standards whereby this woman i
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Hi,

They were surprised that I was smart,competent, and capable because they didn't expect that ... I get high praise sometimes because I think they didn't expect anything. When I can speak English and do whatever I'm supposed to do, people are just overwhelmed. I then become the exception. Such reactions may exist only on the surface - that is in relation to shifting standards whereb
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Clive Such reactions may exist only on the surface - that is in relation to shifting standards whereby this woman is regarded as excellent for a black woman.




Hi Clive

Can you try and somehow paraphrase the last sentence (as accurately as possible), as I still have problems with correct understanding of it?
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Hi,

Hi,

They were surprised that I was smart,competent, and capable because they didn't expect that ... I get high praise sometimes because I think they didn't expect anything. When I can speak English and do whatever I'm supposed to do, people are just overwhelmed. I then become the exception. Such reactions may exist only on the surface - that is in relation to shifting st

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