Another false start?
<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="false">false</span> <span word="start">start</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="start">start</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> “<span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>”. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="anew">anew</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>“<span word="False">False</span> <span word="start">start</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="dash">dash</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="umpire">umpire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="announces">announces</span> “<span word="On">On</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="marks">marks</span>!” <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="set">set</span>” (<span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="shoots">shoots</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunshot">gunshot</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> “<span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>” <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nullified">nullified</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="false">false</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> – <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="done">done</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="month">month</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>.</p>
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