Rubbing along?
<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="toothbrushes">toothbrushes</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="well">well</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="roommates">roommates</span> <span word="here">here</span>?</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="rubbing">rubbing</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="quarrels">quarrels</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="toothbrushes">toothbrushes</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p><span word="Sharing">Sharing</span> <span word="toothbrushes">toothbrushes</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="infatuated">infatuated</span> <span word="newlyweds">newlyweds</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="rub">rub</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="friction">friction</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="towel">towel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="tub">tub</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>.</p><p><span word="Rubbing">Rubbing</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>? <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="frictions">frictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="creed">creed</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stature">stature</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="temperament">temperament</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="porcupine">porcupine</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dove">dove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vulture">vulture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="cage">cage</span>.</p>
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