Turf war
<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="turf">turf</span> <span word="war">war</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="Turf">Turf</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Turf">Turf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Colloquially">Colloquially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="turf">turf</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span>” (<span word="Longman">Longman</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>). <span word="New">New</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="resented">resented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="turf">turf</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="two">two</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="escalates">escalates</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="turf">turf</span> (<span word="territory">territory</span>), <span word="hence">hence</span> “<span word="turf">turf</span> <span word="war">war</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="Turf">Turf</span> <span word="war">war</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="gangster">gangster</span> (<span word="mafia">mafia</span>) <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fable">Fable</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>”. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Godfather">Godfather</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="mafia">mafia</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="Mafia">Mafia</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gangster">gangster</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narcotics">narcotics</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="group">group</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="turf">turf</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turf">turf</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p>
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