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Except for socially, you’re my role model.
— Broadcast News • 1987
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers admiration with a pointed qualification: this person is an example to follow, except in social matters. The exception gives the compliment its sting. It allows respect and criticism to coexist, making the praise both more specific and less comfortable to receive.
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