Kobe's such a big head
<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="We">We</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.” <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="head">head</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>, <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="important">important</span>, <span word="arrogant">arrogant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="considerate">considerate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span>”, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="king">king</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="ego">ego</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="football">football</span> (<span word="American">American</span> <span word="style">style</span>) <span word="player">player</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="metaphysically">metaphysically</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="smarter">smarter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span>.</p>
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