After the fact?
<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="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="signs">signs</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakup">breakup</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="Fact">Fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="unmentioned">unmentioned</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="again">again</span>: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="senses">senses</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> “<span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="them">them</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Vaughan">Vaughan</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="misty">misty</span>, “<span word="never">never</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="glove">glove</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="Ex">Ex</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="Fact">Fact</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> “<span word="from">from</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="retroactive">retroactive</span>.</p>
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