Par for the course?
<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="par">par</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Recovery">Recovery</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="falter">falter</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</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="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="bounces">bounces</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="par">par</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>, <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span>, <span word="par">par</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="score">score</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span> (<span word="hits">hits</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golfer">golfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="course">course</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="river">river</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="implying">implying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="river">river</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="par">par</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="stokes">stokes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="under">under</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="four">four</span>; <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="six">six</span>.</p>
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