Piling on?
<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="piling">piling</span> <span word="on">on</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="piling">piling</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, “<span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>.”</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="realizes">realizes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="piling">piling</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="heap">heap</span> (<span word="pile">pile</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="e">e</span>.<span word="g">g</span>. <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="piling">piling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scored">scored</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pile">pile</span>-<span word="on">on</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="type">type</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="slides">slides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="delight">delight</span>. <span word="Teammates">Teammates</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="up">up</span> (<span word="or">or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="down">down</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bundled">bundled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="Players">Players</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>, <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jubilation">jubilation</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p>
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