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When someone said "You'll make a good teacher yet." by adding yet at the end, what exactly does the writer mean? Is it a sarcasm?
Nov 7, 2021 6:57 PM
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“Yet” indicates that you may have previously shown signs of being a bad teacher, and that you are not *now* a good teacher, *but* that the speaker’s opinion of you has turned positive.
November 7, 2021
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No, it's not sarcasm. It just means that they feel that person will become a good teacher in the future.
November 7, 2021
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It's usually impossible to identify sarcasm without contextual or auditory clues. By nature, sarcasm involves saying words that don't match your intended meaning. This is why people often include a /s or /sarc tag with online posts to avoid confusion. "You'll make a good teacher yet" could be a sarcastic way of saying someone isn't a good teacher. Or it could be a way of expressing confidence that someone will become a good teacher with more education and/or experience. But without clues from context, online tags or tone of voice, there's no way to gauge the exact intent of the speaker or writer.
November 7, 2021
i believe it is something like this, I think with what you have shone me and the high level of commitment to learning the skill of teaching , you will become a good teacher (at a later date). eventually, yet implies in the future you will 'become', attain , something you are striving for.
November 7, 2021
It just means that you have a little more to go in order to become a good teacher, it is not taken as a negative statement. It's more "encouraging" if anything, in my opinion. Good question!
November 7, 2021
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