Dead man walking?
<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="dead">dead</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="Walkman">Walkman</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="up">up</span> - <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>...</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Walkman">Walkman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="visualize">visualize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fortunately">fortunately</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>. <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="expressively">expressively</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>, <span word="wardens">wardens</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> “<span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="man">man</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="executed">executed</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="cells">cells</span>, <span word="wardens">wardens</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>: “<span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="here">here</span>!” <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="title">title</span>. <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Hardy">Hardy</span> (1840-1928) <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="Walking">Walking</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span>:</p>
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