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In "He is a weak man who acts as if he knew everything", does it mean that every man who acts as if he knew everything is a weak man(he = every man. Like in "He is a clever man who plays the fool") or does it mean that you are talking about a specific man, maybe a friend, and "he" is a week man but who acts as if he knew everything." ?
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Every man! And actually, everybody, not just men. Proverbs often use this old style, and frequently use "he" and "man" to refer to everyone.
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Yes, it means that whoever acts as if they know everything is weak because they do not understand that nobody knows everything. Its more of a general saying and lesson rather than talking about one specific person. Hope this helps!
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It`s about specific man who acts as if he knew everything.
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The sentence means that you are talking about a specific individual. 'He' is the person who is being referred to as 'weak'. If you were referring to ALL people who are weak and act like they know everything, the sentence would be something like "Everyone who acts as if they know everything are weak".
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Yes, he is a specific man, with a weak personality, who pretends that he knows more than he does. Not every man. Just this man.
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