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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: </p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> – <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Hugo">Hugo</span> <span word="Chavez">Chavez</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="grabbing">grabbing</span> <span word="announcements">announcements</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="FARC">FARC</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hostages">hostages</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="branding">branding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FARC">FARC</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="army">army</span> (<span word="BBC">BBC</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9, 2008) – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> "<span word="about">about</span> <span word="face">face</span>" <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="About">About</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="face">face</span>".</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="about">about</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> 180-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Chavez">Chavez</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="about">about</span>-<span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> "<span word="face">face</span>" <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="be">be</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>". <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> (<span word="Longman">Longman</span>), <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span>, <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="eye">eye</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="from">from</span> "<span word="face">face</span>" <span word="being">being</span> "<span word="be">be</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shouts">shouts</span>: "<span word="About">About</span> <span word="face">face</span>!" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="About">About</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>!"</p>
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