Sore loser
<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="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>”. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="he">he</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span>) <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alright">alright</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grumbles">grumbles</span>, <span word="complains">complains</span>, <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>, <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> (<span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.). <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <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="He">He</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loses">loses</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="composure">composure</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> “<span word="sore">sore</span>”.</p><p><span word="Painful">Painful</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="insist">insist</span>) <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> – <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>.</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="gracious">gracious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="congratulates">congratulates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="indulging">indulging</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whining">whining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="badmouthing">badmouthing</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Parker">Parker</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>. <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Spurs">Spurs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> 4-0 (<span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="series">series</span>) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="archrivals">archrivals</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="Suns">Suns</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Nash">Nash</span> (<span word="AP">AP</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 10, 2010):</p>
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