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<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="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="fool">fool</span> – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Ha">Ha</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="he">he</span>" <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>, <span word="unintelligent">unintelligent</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="intolerably">intolerably</span> <span word="inflexible">inflexible</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="appreciating">appreciating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="avant">avant</span>-<span word="garde">garde</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="rock">rock</span> '<span word="n">n</span>' <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rap">rap</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="school">school</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="derogative">derogative</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span>. <span word="In">In</span> "<span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="fool">fool</span>", <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="putdown">putdown</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span> – <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="impeccable">impeccable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>", <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>" (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>) <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>" (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="correcting">correcting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="pronunciations">pronunciations</span>).</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, "<span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Alma">Alma</span> <span word="Mater">Mater</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Nian">Nian</span> <span word="Hao">Hao</span>!</p>
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