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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a self-taught" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has learned a skill or subject on their own, without formal education or instruction.
Example: "She is a self-taught artist who has developed her unique style through years of practice and experimentation."
Alternatives: "an autodidact" or "self-educated."
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Famously, Constable once remarked that a self-taught painter is taught by a very ignorant person.
" Tomatsu was a self-taught photographer.
Blanchard began as a self-taught tinkerer.
Not bad for a self-taught photographer.
Q. You're a self-taught musician.
"He was like a self-taught man".
I am a self-taught photographer".
He was a self-taught lawyer.
By then, Nelson was becoming virtually a self-taught golfer.
Hayes was a self-taught pianist and saxophonist.
Fain was a self-taught pianist who played by ear.
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