Fine tuning?
<p><span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="tinkering">tinkering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tuning">tuning</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tinkering">tinkering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tuning">tuning</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Tinkering">Tinkering</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tinker">tinker</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tinker">tinker</span> (<span word="noun">noun</span>) <span word="tinkers">tinkers</span> (<span word="verb">verb</span>) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="melt">melt</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>, <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> – <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="new">new</span>.</p><p><span word="Tuning">Tuning</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tinkering">tinkering</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="tuning">tuning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tuning">tuning</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="in">in</span> (<span word="listen">listen</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dial">dial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knob">knob</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knob">knob</span> <span word="clockwise">clockwise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="um">um</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> (<span word="having">having</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span>), <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tuning">tuning</span>”, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> (<span word="tiny">tiny</span>) <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="reception">reception</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> (<span word="verb">verb</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> (<span word="noun">noun</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="signal">signal</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="tinkering">tinkering</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="tuning">tuning</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rhyme">rhyme</span> (<span word="both">both</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> “<span word="t">t</span>”).</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tune">tune</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tune">tune</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p>
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