Pedestrian effort
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="objective">objective</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="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="exerting">exerting</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.</p><p><span word="Pedestrian">Pedestrian</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noun">noun</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</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="the">the</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="Jogging">Jogging</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Running">Running</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> – <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Walking">Walking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span>. <span word="Walking">Walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="Brad">Brad</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Lopez">Lopez</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pulses">pulses</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span>, <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>, <span word="unexceptional">unexceptional</span>, <span word="undistinguished">undistinguished</span>, <span word="unimaginative">unimaginative</span>, <span word="unexciting">unexciting</span>, <span word="unremarkable">unremarkable</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> “<span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span>” <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="adjectives">adjectives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> (<span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>, <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="unexciting">unexciting</span>) <span word="merger">merger</span> <span word="game">game</span>:</p>
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