That would be stretching it
<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="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> ‘<span word="world">world</span> <span word="class">class</span>” <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="Stretching">Stretching</span> <span word="what">what</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Stretching">Stretching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="world">world</span> <span word="class">class</span>” <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exaggeration">exaggeration</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="him">him</span> “<span word="world">world</span> <span word="class">class</span>”. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Stretch">Stretch</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="loosen">loosen</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strenuous">strenuous</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="again">again</span>.”</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span>.</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="exaggerating">exaggerating</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> 10,000 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="exaggerating">exaggerating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> (<span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, 8,848 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span>).</p>
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