Let’s keep afloat
<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="side">side</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>:</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="moonlight">moonlight</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> (<span word="under">under</span> <span word="moonlight">moonlight</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="side">side</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>: “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span> (<span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span>). <span word="Opposite">Opposite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="aground">aground</span> (<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> (<span word="get">get</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="water">water</span>). <span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="solvent">solvent</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>.</p><p><span word="Opposite">Opposite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earnest">earnest</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="term">term</span>).</p>
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