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06-03-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ColinHowell View Post
I've long since forgotten The Great Gatsby, but the context makes me think that the narrator is speaking in general about people that he considers abnormal. It's certainly common in English to speak of a generality in this way.

In other words, "weirdoes quickly realize that I won't judge them and they latch on to me."
Hi, ColinHowell.

I see.
“The abnormal mind” means people that he considers abnormal in this context, so, the words can means plural, right?

What’s the difference in meaning between those two?
1. Those abnormal minds are quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person.”
2. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person.”

Thanks!


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