Safe and sound?
<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="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Missing">Missing</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="Safe">Safe</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Sound">Sound</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>?</p><p><span word="Off">Off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cuff">cuff</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="sound">sound</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="snorting">snorting</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slumber">slumber</span> <span word="chewing">chewing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="fast">fast</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="slow">slow</span>” <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> “<span word="sound">sound</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="fast">fast</span>” <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thoroughness">thoroughness</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="DEEP">DEEP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>, <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>.</p><p><span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adverb">adverb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thoroughness">thoroughness</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wholesome">wholesome</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. <span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="hale">hale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="viable">viable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="wholesome">wholesome</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="character">character</span>.</p>
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