Difference between revisions of "Language/English/Vocabulary/Not…as-such"

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Not…as such

"Not . . . as such" is used to say that something is not exactly what a word or expression suggests.

Examples:

I'm not a teacher as such, but I've taught English to some of my friends abroad.

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 "Not . . . as such" is used to say that something is not exactly what a word or expression suggests.
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 Examples:
-‘So you went on a tour to the whole China?' ‘Well, not a tour as such.
+*‘So you went on a tour to the whole China?' ‘Well, not a tour as such.
-I'm not a teacher as such, but I've taught English to some of my friends abroad.
+*I'm not a teacher as such, but I've taught English to some of my friends abroad.
+==Other Lessons==
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/At-a-Party|At a Party]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Gift-Ideas|Top 1000 Gift Ideas]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Diminutives|Diminutives]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/PHRASAL-VERBS-WITH-THROUGH,-FOR,-BY|PHRASAL VERBS WITH THROUGH, FOR, BY]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/At-all|At all]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Trip-Ideas|Top 1000 Trip Ideas]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Along|Along]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Words-with-different-spellings|Words with different spellings]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Helpful-Phrases-for-the-Business-World|Helpful Phrases for the Business World]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Astronomy|Astronomy]]
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