What's the deal?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> – <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span>?"</p><p><span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="up">up</span>? <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span>?</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> "<span word="deal">deal</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="propose">propose</span>, <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span>. <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>: <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>? <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>? <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>? <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>? <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>?</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colloquialisms">colloquialisms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> (<span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="paraphrasing">paraphrasing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brackets">brackets</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>):</p><p>1. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Harriet">Harriet</span> <span word="Miers">Miers</span>?</p><p>(<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="Miers">Miers</span>, <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>?)</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="nominating">nominating</span> <span word="Harriet">Harriet</span> <span word="Mires">Mires</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="Rove">Rove</span>, <span word="Scooter">Scooter</span> <span word="Libby">Libby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="DeLay">DeLay</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>.</p>
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