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<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="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="we">we</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interfamily">interfamily</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span>), “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>” <span word="does">does</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="And">And</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>” <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="arguing">arguing</span>, <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="told">told</span> (<span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>).</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> – <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="quarreled">quarreled</span>) <span word="about">about</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="clinches">clinches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>, <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="authoritative">authoritative</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>.</p>
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