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Urpi
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Hi teachers I don �t understand the meanig of quarters in this phrase " The reason why this painting was greeted in many quarters with incomprehension.
Thanks a lot
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20 Jul 2011
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spinney
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If you change it to "The reason why this painting was greeted by many with incomprehension" you �ll have your answer. It means by many people or by large groups of people or even instituions, establishments etc.
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20 Jul 2011
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Urpi
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Thanks Spinney.
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20 Jul 2011
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almaz
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Urpi,
There �s also a distinct connotation or suggestion that it refers to particular groups of people where you wouldn �t normally expect �incomprehension �, such as other artists, art critics, galleries, The Daily Mail (strike the last - only kidding). |
20 Jul 2011
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