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Stenka25 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
The meaning of two "Quite so"
the meaning of two "Quite so"
The passage below comes from Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes By Maria Konnikova.
https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=QETG5X7W68IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22filtered+out.+Or+worse+still,+will+have+the+focus%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
“When I hear you give your reasons,” [Watson] remarked, “the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each successive instance of your reasoning, I am baffled until you explain your process. And yet I believe that my eyes are as good as yours.”
“?Quite so,” [Holmes] answered,... “You see, but you do not observe.
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For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.... Then how many are there?”
“How many? I don’t know.”
“?Quite so! You have not observed...”
I'd like to ask a question regarding the two underlined 'quite so'.
Both seem to have the same meaning in a way that it responds positively to the preceding statement of the counterpart but the latter seems to have something more with that exclamation mark, seems to ridicule a person of his remark.
But I'm not sure.
Can you give me some specific picture for me?
Regards.
(I know I cannot quote more than four sentences in one thread. So I tried to make this post within four sentences without success. If you can, spare me this violation. If you can't, remove my thread.)
The passage below comes from Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes By Maria Konnikova.
https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=QETG5X7W68IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22filtered+out.+Or+worse+still,+will+have+the+focus%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
“When I hear you give your reasons,” [Watson] remarked, “the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each successive instance of your reasoning, I am baffled until you explain your process. And yet I believe that my eyes are as good as yours.”
“?Quite so,” [Holmes] answered,... “You see, but you do not observe.
...
For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.... Then how many are there?”
“How many? I don’t know.”
“?Quite so! You have not observed...”
I'd like to ask a question regarding the two underlined 'quite so'.
Both seem to have the same meaning in a way that it responds positively to the preceding statement of the counterpart but the latter seems to have something more with that exclamation mark, seems to ridicule a person of his remark.
But I'm not sure.
Can you give me some specific picture for me?
Regards.
(I know I cannot quote more than four sentences in one thread. So I tried to make this post within four sentences without success. If you can, spare me this violation. If you can't, remove my thread.)
Top answer
The first 'quite so' simply confirms Watson's remark that he (Watson) too has eyes, but Holmes goes on to add that Watson doesn't observe or notice things (even though he sees them) The second 'quite so' just reinforces the idea that Watson doesn't observe (well).
- The first 'quite so' simply confirms Watson's remark that he (Watson) too has eyes, but Holmes goes on to add that Watson doesn't observe or notice things (even though he sees them) The second 'quite so' just reinforces the idea that Watson doesn't observe (well).
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The first 'quite so' simply confirms Watson's remark that he (Watson) too has eyes, but Holmes goes on to add that Watson doesn't observe or notice things (even though he sees them)
The second 'quite so' just reinforces the idea that Watson doesn't observe (well).
The second 'quite so' just reinforces the idea that Watson doesn't observe (well).
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Stenka25Can you give me some specific picture for me?Sherlock Homes is commenting that his assistant, Watson, sees things, but does not observe.
Watch this video carefully.
There are two teams, each with three people.
The instructions are to count the number of times that the team wearing WHITE SHIRTS passes the basketball.
Observe the p
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Thanks a lot, Ivanhr.
Thanks a lot, AlpheccaStars.
(About the video, I counted the 16 passes correctly, and barely saw the gorilla, but missed the change of curtain color and retreating of one player. Gee, I cannot believe my eyes.)
Thanks a lot, AlpheccaStars.
(About the video, I counted the 16 passes correctly, and barely saw the gorilla, but missed the change of curtain color and retreating of one player. Gee, I cannot believe my eyes.)
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Stenka25question regarding the two underlined 'quite so'.Quite so ~ Exactly ~ Exactly as you say ~ Exactly as you describe it ~ That is completely correct.
It's virtually the same as "Indeed!" which is another short expression used to affirm whatever precedes with some enthusiasm.
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