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What is the difference between She is not the woman that she used to be. and She is not what she used to be. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between She is not the woman that she used to be. and She is not what she used to be. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They are very interchangeable. If there is any difference at all, it's "the woman", emphasis is more on a feminine quality that has changed.
To me, "what she used to be" has more weight to it. A more serious change. You might say "she is not the woman she used to be, her house was so clean the last time I was there. Why is there trash outside her door?" vs "She's not who she used to be, ever since she got addicted to drugs"
Like I said though, they are actually very close to meaning the same thing.
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女性と言うことを強調したい時とどんな人物かを表現したい時にthe womanと入れるんですね。
よく分かりました。ありがとうございました。
よく分かりました。ありがとうございました。
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