I'm glad to see that you're not letting an education get in the way of your ignorance.

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Hello. What does it meany by "I'm glad to see that you're not letting an education get in the way of your ignorance."?
 

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What does it meany by "I'm glad to see that you're not letting an education get in the way of your ignorance."?
It's a sarcastic way of expressing the opinion that the hearer remains ignorant despite being in school.

Being in school is not getting in the way of (posing an obstacle to) the hearer's ignorance, in the opinion of the speaker.
 

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It's indirectly telling someone that they remain ignorant despite receiving education.
 
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Hello. What does it meany by "I'm glad to see that you're not letting an education get in the way of your ignorance."?
Where did you see that sentence? You must cite the source every time you quote someone else's words.
 

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Where did you see that sentence? You must cite the source every time you quote someone else's words.
I saw that in the book, Catch Me If I Fall by Barry Jonsberg. I think the quote is kind of common, so there's no need to cite it. Sorry.
 
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