Twist their arms?
<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="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span>.” <span word="Why">Why</span> “<span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fortunately">fortunately</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hinder">hinder</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="persuading">persuading</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Ours">Ours</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="obligatory">obligatory</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rejuvenated">rejuvenated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span>,” <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="say">say</span>. “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> – <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p>
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