Wearing thin
<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="wear">wear</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="As">As</span> <span word="peacock">peacock</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="grows">grows</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="peacock">peacock</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="ornamental">ornamental</span> <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ornamental">ornamental</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="function">function</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="females">females</span>. <span word="Pretty">Pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>, <span word="bikinis">bikinis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ogles">ogles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="males">males</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="timers">timers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peacock">peacock</span> <span word="fanning">fanning</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mesmerized">mesmerized</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="color">color</span> <span word="dazzles">dazzles</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="blinds">blinds</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sensations">sensations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lust">lust</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, “<span word="as">as</span> <span word="peacock">peacock</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="grows">grows</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>”, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wither">wither</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wane">wane</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="familiarity">familiarity</span> <span word="breeds">breeds</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span>.</p><p><span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worn">worn</span>. <span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> “<span word="thin">thin</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overuse">overuse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="much">much</span> “<span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tear">tear</span>”. “<span word="Thin">Thin</span>”, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> “<span word="threadbare">threadbare</span>”.</p>
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