In the same boat?
<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="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qunu">Qunu</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="cordoned">cordoned</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="beamed">beamed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quibble">quibble</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>” <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>: “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cordoned">cordoned</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="beamed">beamed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="hue">hue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="Lilliputian">Lilliputian</span> <span word="proportions">proportions</span>”, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="mentioning">mentioning</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p>
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