Turn the tables?
<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="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</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="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trump">trump</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="outstrips">outstrips</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> (<span word="seller">seller</span>) <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>. <span word="He">He</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span>, <span word="plural">plural</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="backgammon">backgammon</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> ‘<span word="tables">tables</span>’ <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> ‘<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span>’ <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reversing">reversing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p>
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