Leaving it at that
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="ok">ok</span>?” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="what">what</span>?</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>” <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span>.” <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>”, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="better">better</span> – <span word="People">People</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disrespectful">disrespectful</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>.</p><p><span word="Chalee">Chalee</span> <span word="Tennison">Tennison</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="croons">croons</span>:</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="out">out</span></p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span></p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="slow">slow</span></p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="over">over</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span></p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span></p><p><span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="back">back</span></p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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