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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Nothing of the kind [expression question]

"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But most sharks are nothing of the kind."

What does it mean by "nothing of the kind" ?

Source: Zoobooks Sharks

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It's an emphatic way of saying 'not like that' not like that and not like anything similar to that

— Clive

  • It's an emphatic way of saying 'not like that' not like that and not like anything similar to that
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It's an emphatic way of saying 'not like that'

not like that and not like anything similar to that
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CliveIt's an emphatic way of saying 'not like that'not like that and not like anything similar to that
"Not like that" ? Does the it mean "Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But most sharks are not like what they think" ?

And does "that" in "not like that" refer to the "long and gray, like a
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"Not like that" ? Does the it mean "Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But most sharks are not like what they think" ? Yes

And does "that" in "not like that" refer to the "long and gray, like a submarine" ? Yes

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"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But this is actually wrong."

What do you think about above? It seems "nothing of the kind" introduces what is mentioned is not so by implication.

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"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But most sharks are nothing of the kind."
"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. Most sharks are not long and gray. Most sharks are not like submarines at all.
hhttAnd does "that" in "not like that" refer to the "long and gray, like a submarine" ?
Yes.
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From respect of grammatic, is nothing of the kind termed by which of the following?

1. Set phrase
2. Fixed expression

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hhtt"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But this is actually wrong."
"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But they (those people) are wrong."
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Both terms seem fine to me.
The important thing is to understand what it means.
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AlpheccaStars hhtt"Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But this is actually wrong.""Many people think that all sharks are long and gray, like a submarine. But they (those people) are wrong."
But I tried to make "this" in "But this is actually wrong" mean "sharks being long and gray, like a submarine."

So, is my tryin
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