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> 男として言うけど、彼女は大切にしろ。

This translates to something like

> I say this as a man, cherish your girlfriend.

Is this けど just emphatic? If it is, how can I say "I am saying this as a man,
but you should cherish your girlfriend". I guess it's ambiguous in English
too, but the meaning of this sentence is more "I may not know (as I am a man),
but you should value your girlfriend.

Another example would be something like "I say this as an alcoholic, but you
should stop drinking". This _but_ in English creates quite a big difference in
the meaning of the sentence:

> **A:** "I say this as an alcoholic, but you should stop drinking" = "This
> may be hypocritical advice, but ..."

> **B:** "I say this as an alcoholic, you should stop drinking" = "This advice
> is very accurate as I am experienced, ..."
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...として言うけど not meaning 'however' -- how can we include that meaning?
I would say

> 男として言うのが **どうかと思う** けど、彼女は大切にしろ。 男として言うのも **どうかと思う** けど、彼女は大切にしろ。 男として
> **言うのがなんだけど** 、彼女は大切にしろ。  
>  男として **言うのもなんだけど** 、彼女は大切にしろ。

どうかと思う is a common phrase used to express the speaker's disagreement of the
said subject implicating it is not necessarily the best/most correct.

言うのもなんだけど is another set of common phrase that has the strong nuance of
"...Might not be in best position to say but.."
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In [this article](https://hermes-
ir.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/hermes/ir/re/14360/ryugaku0001000110.pdf) about けど usage,
the closest should be 注釈(note).

It can be reverse as

> 彼女は大切にしろ、男として言うけど.

So the けど is indicating 男として as an additional information on from what
perspective the speaker is making a statement rather than making a logical
connection between the two phrases.
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