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Mercy Jhansi Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

sentence completion

The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an _____ process closed to the uninitiated listener, however enthusiastic.
A. unreliable
B. Arcane
C. arrogant
D. elementary
E. intuitive

Is the answer is B? And can anyone tell what is record jackets in the sentence?
  

Top answer

Yes, it's B (though "arcane" shouldn't be capitalised). A "record jacket" is a cardboard sleeve that protects an old-style vinyl record.

— GPY

  • Yes, it's B (though "arcane" shouldn't be capitalised).
  • A "record jacket" is a cardboard sleeve that protects an old-style vinyl record.
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Yes, it's B (though "arcane" shouldn't be capitalised).

A "record jacket" is a cardboard sleeve that protects an old-style vinyl record.
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I didn't get that 'record jacket' yet. Is that's what it is meant in this context?
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When you buy music at the music store, instead of downloading it from iTunes, you have a CD now. You used to get a big vinyl record.

Both the record and CD come in some packaging. Records had big cardboard covers - record jackets. These jackets had a big picture on the front and words on the back. These words were also called "liner notes."

CDs have this too, but it's a paper lin
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Oh It's like a CD used to play music which was used in the olden days. Is it? And what's vinyl?
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Yes, CDs were indeed the olden days. Ha ha.
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Vinyl is a plastic material that was used to make music recordings. They are produced in several sizes: 33 RPM, 45 RPM and 78 RPM. They are in a kind of revival now, because audiophiles swear by them. There are stores that sell them. I have a large collection myself and I even bought one last year. But now I have to get a record player. My old one was damaged when I moved. My brother has a playe
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Thanks, Now I don't understand what you mean by 'audiophiles swear by them'.
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Sorry, that's a wrong sentence formation, I guess. It's, I don't understand what does 'audiophiles swear by them' mean.
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Mercy Jhansi'audiophiles swear by them
It means people who are very interested in sound quality prefer vinyl records and recommend them to others.
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