Never really cut out for life in the battlefield?
<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="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Cut">Cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>,” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unfit">unfit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruelties">cruelties</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="really">really</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="even">even</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>”.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unsuited">unsuited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="teens">teens</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>, “<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>”. “<span word="Cut">Cut</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tailor">tailor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="knifes">knifes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scissors">scissors</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sew">sew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="design">design</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sewer">sewer</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stitches">stitches</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="nifty">nifty</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p>
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