Words and their stories: Losing it
<p><span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="hitter">hitter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="played">played</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="runs">runs</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="important">important</span>.</p><p><span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="it">it</span>?"</p><p><span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="undersood">undersood</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>.</p><p><span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="eighties">eighties</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychiatrists">psychiatrists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="act">act</span>.</p>
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