Not in her league?
<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="her">her</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="either">either</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="league">league</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Him">Him</span>?</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fancies">fancies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="her">her</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p><span word="League">League</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="grouping">grouping</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="grouping">grouping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="finishers">finishers</span>).</p>
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