No strings attached?
<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="All">All</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>) <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="Completely">Completely</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="unconditionally">unconditionally</span>.</p><p><span word="Strings">Strings</span>?</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="string">string</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leash">leash</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="leash">leash</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="string">string</span> – <span word="string">string</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leash">leash</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> – <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="deems">deems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="straying">straying</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leash">leash</span> <span word="reminding">reminding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="string">string</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="purses">purses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="against">against</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pickpocket">pickpocket</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="housewife">housewife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>.</p>
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