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Not from me
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It could be included in a dialogue such as:
Bob: Can I get some [free] advice about psychology from you?
Sarah: Not from me. I charge for my advice - about psychology or otherwise.
Note the correct capitalisation and punctuation, which should have been used in post 1.
"Not from me" is a shortened way of saying "No, you cannot get the advice you want from me".
Bob: Can I get some [free] advice about psychology from you?
Sarah: Not from me. I charge for my advice - about psychology or otherwise.
Note the correct capitalisation and punctuation, which should have been used in post 1.
"Not from me" is a shortened way of saying "No, you cannot get the advice you want from me".
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Is "Not from me" like "Not for me" or not, please?
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No. Sarah is saying that although you can get free advice from some people, you cannot get it from her.
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Does "Not from me" say all this "Sarah is saying that although you can get free advice from some people, you cannot get it from her", only?
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Yes.
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Moseen, you are making things too complicated. Simply remember that "Not from me" is a shortened form of "You can't get it from me."
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She actually only speaks of her refusal to give free advice, the rest is implication.
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