tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post8048137215276546559..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: The Quarter SystemTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-58813336065529350372011-01-07T04:20:07.068-08:002011-01-07T04:20:07.068-08:00@Talysman: can you email me at oldschooljump(at)gm...@Talysman: can you email me at oldschooljump(at)gmail.com?<br /><br />Thanks.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-71524565168262799612011-01-06T18:58:06.408-08:002011-01-06T18:58:06.408-08:00Though I do agree with the system, I think it'...Though I do agree with the system, I think it's just easier to call them districts instead.LoneIslanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162172122869453950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-37948510274887374372011-01-06T17:14:00.913-08:002011-01-06T17:14:00.913-08:00No confirmation, but the term may have come from t...No confirmation, but the term may have come from the division of Jerusalem into four parts along ethnic/religious lines. "Living quarters" comes from an entirely different French word than "quarter" meaning "one-fourth" : <i>écarter</i> means "to set apart or at a distance", so it's a conceivable alternative.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-57693422291406610052011-01-06T13:52:23.315-08:002011-01-06T13:52:23.315-08:00"they do not have to be literal quarters, jus..."they do not have to be literal quarters, just conceptual quarters."<br /><br />I think 'quarter' in the sense of part of a town is more like "officer's quarters" or "general quarters" as on a ship, and just means where some group is located or stationed. So definitely more on the conceptual line rather than a literal 1/4th or even anything remotely close to 1/4th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com