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by arunc 2205 days ago
> Sussman is not just "a professor at MIT."

Your comment could be taken out of context here. I am no language expert, but it's better to use the form "Sussman is not only a professor at MIT, but also ...".

"just" is probably overused these days. It has replaced words like "please" and structures like above.

Contrast:

a) Can you just do that

b) Can you please get that

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Agreed. This is a language habit I need to break.