Dropped the baton?
<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="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="bearer">bearer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="watching">watching</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="blundered">blundered</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="blundered">blundered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alright">alright</span>. <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="human">human</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alright">alright</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="baton">baton</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slender">slender</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatter">fatter</span> <span word="rod">rod</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wields">wields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="cylinder">cylinder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, “<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="springs">springs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="mate">mate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="efficiently">efficiently</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stride">stride</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="haste">haste</span>, <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="fumble">fumble</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4 <span word="x">x</span> 100 <span word="relay">relay</span> – <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>.</p>
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