Give him the glad hand?
<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="glad">glad</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="privately">privately</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="Glad">Glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="you">you</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="cursing">cursing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="Glad">Glad</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="grammatically">grammatically</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="learners">learners</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natives">natives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="part">part</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="heartily">heartily</span> “<span word="Glad">Glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="you">you</span>.” <span word="Hands">Hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="glad">glad</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deceptive">deceptive</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grammatically">grammatically</span> <span word="unsound">unsound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twinkling">twinkling</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="demonstrates">demonstrates</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="glad">glad</span>-<span word="handing">handing</span> (<span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="noun">noun</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="grammatical">grammatical</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>) <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="glowing">glowing</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="foes">foes</span>, <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="pols">pols</span>.</p>
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