Meaning
Used to indicate that a statement applies only to or from the perspective of a particular person, thing, or situation; limits scope.
Primary Function
Topic limiting / opinion attribution
Communicative Purpose
To signal that what follows is true specifically for the specified subject (noun/pronoun) rather than universally.
Pattern
As far as; be concerned,
Core Structure
As far as; be concerned,
Função primária
Topic limiting / opinion attribution
Propósito comunicativo
To signal that what follows is true specifically for the specified subject (noun/pronoun) rather than universally.
Situações de gatilho
When expressing personal viewpoint, specifying domain relevance, academic delimitation, conditional statements, etc.
Contextos
Academic writing, formal/professional emails, everyday conversation where nuance matters (e.g., legal, medical contexts).
Padrão
As far as; be concerned,
Estrutura central
As far as; be concerned,
Slots de substituição
subject (person/place), auxiliary verb form (is/am/are/was/were), and the following main clause describing outcome or implication.
Colocados típicos
- As far as I’m concerned
- …
- As far as the company is concerned
- …
- As far as safety is concerned
- …
Substituições comuns
- ‘As for…’ in informal speech
- formal equivalents like ‘Insofar as …’ used to sound more academic.
Erros comuns
Misusing pronouns (e.g., saying ‘I concern’ instead of ‘I am concerned’); omitting the auxiliary verb or using an incorrect form such as ‘concerns’ without a subject.
Similar / contraste
‘In terms of …’, ‘With regard to …’ which serve similar scope‑limiting functions but are less commonly idiomatic in everyday speech.
Interferências
Learners from languages that do not use fixed prepositional phrases may insert extra words or misuse tense forms like ‘are concerning’ rather than ‘be concerned.’
Família do chunk
- topic-limiting frames
Nuance
Conveys both personal stance and domain specificity; often signals that subsequent information is conditional on the specified entity’s viewpoint, useful for clarifying applicability.
Efeito pragmático
Helps listeners/readers understand that the statement does not necessarily apply universally, reducing ambiguity about relevance.
Dica de memória
As far as I’m concerned,
Nota
Chunk is semi-fixed with variable slots for subject, auxiliary verb form, and main clause. The core structure is 'As far as' + [subject] + 'be' + 'concerned' + [clause].
Upgrade path
“As far as the current analysis is concerned, the hypothesis holds.”
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