Sweet spot?
<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="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Brad">Brad</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heist">heist</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</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="Brad">Brad</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="again">again</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="money">money</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Sweet">Sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thrives">thrives</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bat">bat</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="with">with</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> – <span word="preferably">preferably</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span>!</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="joblessness">joblessness</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="enviable">enviable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="loads">loads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</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="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> “<span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="again">again</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> (<span word="no">no</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="there">there</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heist">heist</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="palm">palm</span>-<span word="sweating">sweating</span> <span word="thriller">thriller</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="laughs">laughs</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Personally">Personally</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span> <span word="role">role</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p>
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