American English Please.
If Possible, would you read it in a normal speaking speed?
I came up with a question about the phrase "(just) like you" today.
Suppose you are praising someone's skill or personality in front of me. After complimenting that person, if you add and say, "like you," does it mean that you say that my skills or my personality is the same as hers?
Or, are you just being polite to me by saying that? In this case, does the phrase put an emphasis on either of them? Is it just like the phrase "not only A but also B"? "B" should have a great deal of importance attached to it, right?
I have come across this kind of situation several times, but I didn't feel very happy even though I was not sure about the implication of the phrase.
It's maybe because I don't like to be compared with someone who I don't know or just because of my ignorance of the usage of the phrase. I might have wanted to get treated as an individual, or I might just be too sensitive. I don't know..
