と言(い)う訳(わけ)ではないIt is not that, It doesn't mean that, It is not always the case

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  Melanthe

  Seconding (and bumping) this question

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  mrnoone

  @Melanthe @FredKore
  Those two are very similar expressions.

  There is a strong tendency to use ことにはならない with ても and からといって(からって). As in:
  AからといってBことにはならない
  A[ても]Bことにはならない
  It is fairly uncommon to use it without those two constructions in the preceding clause (part of sentence). It is also more often used in refuting general statements. So it is a more limited expression, but basically interchangeable with (という)わけではない.

  わけではない can be used with からと言って and 「ても」 but it is not a requirement and it is quite common without those. わけではない is generally used when refuting/disagreeing with a statement of the interlocutor (a person we are talking with). It can be also used when refuting general statements and as a very indirect way of refusing. So it has more use-cases. But I would say it is also generally interchangeable with ことにはならない.

  When it comes to という, it is generally used ...

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  Scyamntic

  My brain often wants to use:

  という事ではない

  in place of:

  という訳ではない

  Is there a strong difference between the two? The most I can figure, is a fuzzy difference between “the thing” and “the reason”. The interwebs seem to think they are largely interchangeable but with some difference in nuance.