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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
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Problem with a word in a sentence

0 Here's a sentence written by Orson Welles's biographer about him. How should I understand the meaning of the word 01i00subject02i00 in this context?: 02br
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00My excitement died quickly, however, when I read my subjects very gentlemanly refusal to see me. 02br
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00I have to translate this in Croatian, so I need to be sure what does it mean here. 01i00Subject02i00 of her work/book? (she was trying to get him for an interview since she was writing about him), or sth else? 02br
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00Thank you very much in advance 0-
  

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0 I think it should be "subject's ... refusal" , subject being Orson Welles himself, as the subject of the interview. 0-

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  • 0 I think it should be "subject's ...
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0 I think it should be "subject's ... refusal" , subject being Orson Welles himself, as the subject of the interview. 0-
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0 Hi, Antonia, 02br
00If it is "my subject01b00's02b00 refusal to see me", then I think you are right. It is Welles himself, the subject of the biography she was writing. 02br
00Cheers 0-
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0 Yes, that's right it's subject's 02br
00Thank you very much 0-
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