At large?
<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="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>”, “<span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Critic">Critic</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Large">Large</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> “<span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>”, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="large">large</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>). <span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="still">still</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="cell">cell</span>). <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="there">there</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>), <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="it">it</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whereabouts">whereabouts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murderer">murderer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span> <span word="Capote">Capote</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> (<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="Blood">Blood</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="America">America</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span>. <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>.”</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>”, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>”, “<span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>”, “<span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>”.</p>
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