Yes, this is correct. Just like my first French teacher always used to tell me, every language has rules to be followed, but there are always exceptions... especailly in English. :) Hope this helps! -Giselle

i think "just" gives the sentence a softer effect. "He just wasn't the right person for the job" implies that he had many good qualities BUT...he wasn't the right person. saying "he wasn't the right person" could sound harsh compared to adding "just" i suppose... saying "he wasn't just the right person for the job" has more meaning like "he wasn't ONLY the right person, but he was also...[something else that's good]" But saying that by itself isn't so good; it would be a little strange or harder to understand. i hope this helps...

Actually, the problem here is that certain words may be EITHER adverbs or adjectives. The word "just" is one of those words. Therefore, you MUST place such dual words BEFORE the word or phrase you want to modify for clarity. If such a word lies BETWEEN an adverb and adjective, the meaning becomes unclear (though, grammatically, it will still modify the word AFTER it, in this case). Ex: "He just wasn't the right person for the job." The word "just" here modifies "wasn't", and so it is an adverb. It emphasizes that his EXISTENCE -- his WHOLE BEING -- was not right for the job. Ex. "He wasn't just the right person for the job." The word "just" here modifies "right", making it an adverb again, but to a different word. Here, his existence overall was fine, but he wasn't "just right" (meaning he was CLOSE, but not a perfect fit). Ex. "He wasn't just the right person for the job; he was also the right person for eye candy." Here, the word "just" applies to the whole PHRASE "the right person for the job", since the parallel that follows is that he was ALSO something else, and so it is acting as an adjective. The meaning here is this: "NOT ONLY was he right for the job, he was really cute, too!"

drop the word "just".

Romulus's feedback is categorically incorrect. "He just wasn´t the right person for the job" is absolutely correct. You could also say, "He simply wasn't the right person for the job." I am not an English teacher by trade, but as a native English speaker, I have never heard of this rule, though it might be something of a shortcut or trick. Adverbs go in front of the verb or adjective they are describing. In this case, "just" describes "was." In most situations, when you use an adverb near a "to be" verb, it's because you are describing the adjective or verb immediately following it, which is the only way I can fathom how this became known as a "rule." I'd call it more of a tendency versus a rule. e.g. I was just minding my own business. (just describes "minding") e.g. Romulus was categorically incorrect. (categoically describes the nature of "incorrectness") "He wasn't just the right person for the job" means something completely different and doesn't mean anything if left alone. You might use this phrase in the following way: , "He wasn't just the right person for the job, he was the only person for the job." just describes "the right" in this case.