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Mosja Posted 6 years ago
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Intrinsic means nature but "intrinsic quirk"dont get it

He suspected that the showmen were exploiting some intrinsic quirks in the human sensory system — perhaps, he hoped, rendering them more intelligible to the scientist. does it mean that he is studying how human sensory system work to impress scientists?
  

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mosja He suspected that the showmen were exploiting some intrinsic quirks in the human sensory system — perhaps, he hoped, rendering them more intelligible to the scientist. D oes it mean that he is studying how the human sensory system work s to impress scientists? No.

  • mosja He suspected that the showmen were exploiting some intrinsic quirks in the human sensory system — perhaps, he hoped, rendering them more intelligible to the scientist.
  • D oes it mean that he is studying how the human sensory system work s to impress scientists?
  • No.
  • "he", the subject of the sentence, appears to be interested in how the human sensory system works, but he's not trying to impress scientists.
  • The last part means that he hopes that scientists will be able to understand the sensory system better if they take a look at what the showmen are doing.
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mosja He suspected that the showmen were exploiting some intrinsic quirks in the human sensory system — perhaps, he hoped, rendering them more intelligible to the scientist.

Does it mean that he is studying how the human sensory system work

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