Stared him in the face?
<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="He">He</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="desired">desired</span>.</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Picasso">Picasso</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="fixedly">fixedly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="range">range</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="stares">stares</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="face">face</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="oblivious">oblivious</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="humor">humor</span>, <span word="defeat">defeat</span>, <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span>.</p>
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