A thing apart

cooliegirly · Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:46 am *A thing apart*

"It is overwhelming tendency to speak of this problem as though it were a thing apart."

What does "a thing apart" in this context mean?

Mister Micawber · Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:06 am *Meaning of 'a thing of apart'*

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A thing apart = something completely separate, different, dissociated, unconnected or of a different order.
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cooliegirly · Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:13 am *A thing apart*

Thanks.

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