I did not claim to be a scientist. I can see how you interpreted what I said to be a claim that I am a scientist. I said, "maybe most of you aren't scientists, like me". The meaning is: "maybe most of you, like me, aren't scientists". It would have been more clear to phrase it in that way. However, even with the phrasing I used, the meaning is the same. When the preposition "like" is used with the noun "me", the meaning of "like" is "similar to". So, what I said was the equivalent of, "maybe most of you aren't scientists, similar to me". If I were claiming to be a scientist, I would have said, "maybe most of you aren't scientists, UNLIKE me". The audience understood what I meant. I'm sorry you didn't.
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In what way are you a scientist? Do you have a graduate degree in the sciences from an accredited university?
I did not claim to be a scientist. I can see how you interpreted what I said to be a claim that I am a scientist. I said, "maybe most of you aren't scientists, like me". The meaning is: "maybe most of you, like me, aren't scientists". It would have been more clear to phrase it in that way.
However, even with the phrasing I used, the meaning is the same. When the preposition "like" is used with the noun "me", the meaning of "like" is "similar to". So, what I said was the equivalent of, "maybe most of you aren't scientists, similar to me".
If I were claiming to be a scientist, I would have said, "maybe most of you aren't scientists, UNLIKE me".
The audience understood what I meant. I'm sorry you didn't.
@Dominylaw Thanks for making that clear.