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Hasibul Alam Posted 11 years ago
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can anyone figure out the meaning of this sentence
the classical music critics suffers double indignity of opinning of field that the layman mostly spurns: not only must he deal with the fact that the public tends to look askance the critics but he must also risk coming across as deeply moved a subject in which few deign to show any interest.
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The original text is ungrammatical and misspelled. It should be as follows: The classical music critic suffers a double indignity in opining a field that the layman mostly spurns: not only must he deal with the fact that the public tends to look askance at classical music, and therefore at its critics; but he must also risk coming across as deeply moved by a subject in which few deign to show any interest. The meaning is: A critic of classical music has a job with two great difficulties, which are a consequence of the general public's dislike of the field.
- The original text is ungrammatical and misspelled.
- It should be as follows: The classical music critic suffers a double indignity in opining a field that the layman mostly spurns: not only must he deal with the fact that the public tends to look askance at classical music, and therefore at its critics; but he must also risk coming across as deeply moved by a subject in which few deign to show any interest.
- The meaning is: A critic of classical music has a job with two great difficulties, which are a consequence of the general public's dislike of the field.
- The first is that, since the public looks askance at classical music, it naturally also looks askance at its critics.
- The second is that when he is deeply moved by some music, and conveys this while doing his job, the public, having no interest in the music, cannot comprehend this level of emotion for a field for which it has no feeling - he therefore seems ridiculous to them.
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The original text is ungrammatical and misspelled. It should be as follows:
The classical music critic suffers a double indignity in opining a field that the layman mostly spurns: not only must he deal with the fact that the public tends to look askance at classical music, and therefore at its critics; but he must also risk coming across as deeply moved by a subject in which few deign
The classical music critic suffers a double indignity in opining a field that the layman mostly spurns: not only must he deal with the fact that the public tends to look askance at classical music, and therefore at its critics; but he must also risk coming across as deeply moved by a subject in which few deign
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