Mar 15, 2023 18:28
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accordion scales of time and spac
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passage from a book
Dear colleagues,
I’m not sure about the meaning of “accordion scales of time and space” in the passage below, taken from a book by Maria Popova and Ping Zhou, The snail with the right heart... Is it perhaps an idiomatic expression?
Thank you so much for your help!
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Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical universal invitation not to mistake difference for defect and to welcome, across the *** accordion scales of time and space, *** diversity as the wellspring of the universe’s beauty and resilience
I’m not sure about the meaning of “accordion scales of time and space” in the passage below, taken from a book by Maria Popova and Ping Zhou, The snail with the right heart... Is it perhaps an idiomatic expression?
Thank you so much for your help!
*****
Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical universal invitation not to mistake difference for defect and to welcome, across the *** accordion scales of time and space, *** diversity as the wellspring of the universe’s beauty and resilience
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| 4 +1 | Expanding and contracting scales... |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Expanding and contracting scales...
Not an idiomatic expession I have ever seen but I think this is the meaning
An accordeon, the musical instrument, expands and contracts as it is played so I think this is implied here
A RANGE of scales perhaps of time and space
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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-03-15 20:39:54 GMT)
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Glad to help
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Note added at 4 days (2023-03-19 21:35:59 GMT) Post-grading
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An accordeon, the musical instrument, expands and contracts as it is played so I think this is implied here
A RANGE of scales perhaps of time and space
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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-03-15 20:39:54 GMT)
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Glad to help
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Note added at 4 days (2023-03-19 21:35:59 GMT) Post-grading
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:-)
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much, Yvonne, for your help! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much, Yvonne, for your precious help!
Many thanks also to Phil for his useful remarks!"
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A huge Thank you again!!