All comers?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – ‘<span word="Avengers">Avengers</span>’ <span word="thrashes">thrashes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="office">office</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="comers">comers</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span>.</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Avengers">Avengers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="Disney">Disney</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="film">film</span>.</p><p>“<span word="All">All</span> <span word="comers">comers</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ALL">ALL</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="COME">COME</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="pits">pits</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="grandmas">grandmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pas">pas</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comers">comers</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="corners">corners</span>.</p>
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