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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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expert and specialist
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I have 2 sentences. He is an expert in psychology and He is a specialist in Vietnamese literature. I don't know how to use 2 words and to indicate the difference between them. Could you help me to explain and anylise 2 sentences above
I have 2 sentences. He is an expert in psychology and He is a specialist in Vietnamese literature. I don't know how to use 2 words and to indicate the difference between them. Could you help me to explain and anylise 2 sentences above
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"An expert in psychology," means, he is very, very good at psychology. "A specialist in Vietnamese literature," also implies that he is very good at it, but "specialist" is referring particularly to the fact that Vietnamese literature is a relatively obscure thing to study (for someone who is not Vietnamese, anyway). The man is not just studying the humanities, or just studying literature, or just studying Asian literature: he's studying Vietnamese literature.
- "An expert in psychology," means, he is very, very good at psychology.
- "A specialist in Vietnamese literature," also implies that he is very good at it, but "specialist" is referring particularly to the fact that Vietnamese literature is a relatively obscure thing to study (for someone who is not Vietnamese, anyway).
- The man is not just studying the humanities, or just studying literature, or just studying Asian literature: he's studying Vietnamese literature.
- Finding someone who is very knowledgeable in Vietnamese literature would be very, very difficult (outside of Vietnam).
- A specialist would be expected to be an expert, but only in his specific field.
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"An expert in psychology," means, he is very, very good at psychology. "A specialist in Vietnamese literature," also implies that he is very good at it, but "specialist" is referring particularly to the fact that Vietnamese literature is a relatively obscure thing to study (for someone who is not Vietnamese, anyway). The man is not just studying the humanities, or just studying literature, or jus
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A specialist in a field is someone who restricts him/herself to one particular field. As a result, s/he is probably, but not necessarily, an expert in that field.
An expert in a field is someone who has a great deal of knowledge in that field, more than most other people have. This is probably, but not necessarily, because s/he has specialised in that field.
An expert in a field is someone who has a great deal of knowledge in that field, more than most other people have. This is probably, but not necessarily, because s/he has specialised in that field.
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