Tried and true
<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="Car">Car</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="brands">brands</span>, <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span>, <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="brands">brands</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Tried">Tried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="that">that</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="something">something</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dependable">dependable</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>: <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span>-<span word="tested">tested</span>? <span word="Tested">Tested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Tried">Tried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> (<span word="tried">tried</span>, <span word="tested">tested</span>, <span word="trusted">trusted</span>, <span word="time">time</span>) <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> “<span word="T">T</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="true">true</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> – <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p>
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