Fits and starts
<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="fits">fits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Greenland">Greenland</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Greenland">Greenland</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="melts">melts</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="melts">melts</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spurts">spurts</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="irregular">irregular</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Fits">Fits</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="starts">starts</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tautological">tautological</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Tautological">Tautological</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>.</p><p><span word="Repetitive">Repetitive</span>? <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> “<span word="fit">fit</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="start">start</span>” <span word="individually">individually</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="fit">fit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="fit">fit</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convulsion">convulsion</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spasm">spasm</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tightening">tightening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncontrollable">uncontrollable</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="involuntary">involuntary</span> <span word="muscular">muscular</span> <span word="contractions">contractions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limbs">limbs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giggles">giggles</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="giggles">giggles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rage">rage</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="uncontrollably">uncontrollably</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="involuntary">involuntary</span>, <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="Thieves">Thieves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sirens">sirens</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subconscious">subconscious</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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