In a different league?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="Goodfellas">Goodfellas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> - <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="different">different</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="mean">mean</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="that">that</span> <span word="Goodfellas">Goodfellas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangster">gangster</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Niro">Niro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Liotta">Liotta</span>, <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Pesci">Pesci</span> <span word="et">et</span> <span word="al">al</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="genre">genre</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gangster">gangster</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="average">average</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="incomparable">incomparable</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="others">others</span>). <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="described">described</span> <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="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="classic">classic</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>. <span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="different">different</span> <span word="league">league</span>”. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="aims">aims</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="League">League</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span>...</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> ^_^. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="different">different</span> <span word="league">league</span>” – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span>.</p>
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