Forks in the road?
<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="forks">forks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knives">knives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="knives">knives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forks">forks</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</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="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="division">division</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="folks">folks</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="divides">divides</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="waterways">waterways</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Redd">Redd</span> <span word="Foxx">Foxx</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="redneck">redneck</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> “<span word="family">family</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fork">fork</span>.” <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="plainly">plainly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bluntly">bluntly</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clan">clan</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span>, <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="clan">clan</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Foxx">Foxx</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="dates">dates</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rednecks">rednecks</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="rednecks">rednecks</span> (<span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="necks">necks</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="reddened">reddened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>).</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>” <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="along">along</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, “<span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 28, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bachelorhood">bachelorhood</span>.</p>
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