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What si an appropriate adjective?
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I am looking for an adjective or a noun phrase to describe a person who
due to his/her education focused on one subject or two (instead of many)
is unable to speak about things other
than what his/her education was about.Quite odten this person doesn't
understand some words because this person doesn't read.
In Polish we call such a person as'ograniczony'(limited or with
brain restrictions), but do not know the English equivalent
and the dictionary offers something irrelevant.
due to his/her education focused on one subject or two (instead of many)
is unable to speak about things other
than what his/her education was about.Quite odten this person doesn't
understand some words because this person doesn't read.
In Polish we call such a person as'ograniczony'(limited or with
brain restrictions), but do not know the English equivalent
and the dictionary offers something irrelevant.
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The Germans have the wonderful term Fachidiot, but I have tried in vain to find an adequate translation. The German term is sometimes used in English texts, often with a long explanation, such as "he who knows a lot in his area of expertise but is a total idiot when it comes to other areas".
"Nerd" and "academic idiot" are two translations I came across, but neither of them is quite right.
"Nerd" and "academic idiot" are two translations I came across, but neither of them is quite right.
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