The great leveler?
<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="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Retailers">Retailers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Online">Online</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="leveller">leveller</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span>. “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Villa">Villa</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>.” <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Suite">Suite</span>101.<span word="com">com</span> (<span word="September">September</span> 13, 2011) <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 2-2 <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AC">AC</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="leveller">leveller</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="LEVELLED">LEVELLED</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="levelers">levelers</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>. <span word="Illness">Illness</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="Death">Death</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="leveler">leveler</span>. <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span>, <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p>
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