Square pegs?
<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="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="nicely">nicely</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>? <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>) <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="square">square</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="actuality">actuality</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="carpenters">carpenters</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cylindrical">cylindrical</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="misfits">misfits</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>.</p>
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