Virtual dead heat?
<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="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>... <span word="has">has</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</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="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="till">till</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="foreseeable">foreseeable</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>.</p><p><span word="Virtual">Virtual</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span>. <span word="Virtual">Virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> – <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="real">real</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>. <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="finish">finish</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="footages">footages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="session">session</span> (<span word="playoff">playoff</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="also">also</span>-<span word="run">run</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, 69-69. <span word="Dead">Dead</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="Heats">Heats</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="heats">heats</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heats">heats</span>, <span word="players">players</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Champion">Champion</span>.</p>
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