Having a ball?
<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="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Gargaresh">Gargaresh</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 5, 2013).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fro">fro</span>.</p><p><span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>.</p><p><span word="Investors">Investors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="too">too</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="case">case</span>, “<span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> – <span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> “<span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="Ball">Ball</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="times">times</span>. “<span word="Ball">Ball</span>” <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="baller">baller</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="congregations">congregations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span>, <span word="formal">formal</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span>.</p>
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