Thick and thin?
<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="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="Thick">Thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opposites">opposites</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highs">highs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lows">lows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="tested">tested</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dandy">dandy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="patches">patches</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Thick">Thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>” <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="weds">weds</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Doe">Doe</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wedded">wedded</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thickness">thickness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cherish">cherish</span> ’<span word="till">till</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="part">part</span>….”</p><p><span word="Oops">Oops</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> (<span word="not">not</span> <span word="thickness">thickness</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spotting">spotting</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="Incidentally">Incidentally</span>, <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="England">England</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="forests">forests</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="thicket">thicket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thicket">thicket</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wade">wade</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="Thin">Thin</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="sparsely">sparsely</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>:</p>
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