He said, she said
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>...” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="refute">refute</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>).</p><p><span word="Male">Male</span> (<span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> (<span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>) <span word="because">because</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="female">female</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="witness">witness</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>; <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="understandably">understandably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> “<span word="Makin">Makin</span>’ <span word="Whoopee">Whoopee</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> – <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> “<span word="making">making</span> <span word="whoopee">whoopee</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>. “<span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>,” <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="coos">coos</span>. “<span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span>: “<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="he">he</span>?”</p>
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