Can’t say the same?
<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="Decent">Decent</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> (<span word="decent">decent</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> (<span word="food">food</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span> (<span word="decent">decent</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> (<span word="service">service</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span>. “<span word="Can">Can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> (<span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> “<span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="polite">polite</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Willie">Willie</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span>”:</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span></p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span></p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dependable">dependable</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="you">you</span></p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span></p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="truly">truly</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="you">you</span></p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="compares">compares</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lover">lover</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="which">which</span> “<span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dependable">dependable</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lover">lover</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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