Turn the corner
<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="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> (<span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 2, 2010).</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="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="News">News</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recruiting">recruiting</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Micawber">Micawber</span> (<span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Dickens">Dickens</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Copperfield">Copperfield</span>), <span word="finally">finally</span>, “<span word="something">something</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span>”. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="so">so</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Micawber">Micawber</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="embarking">embarking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> “<span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>”, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>”, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="imminent">imminent</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p>
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