A shot across the bows?
<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="shot">shot</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bows">bows</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “…<span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bows">bows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="napkins">napkins</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="do">do</span>?</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="violations">violations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="severely">severely</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="administered">administered</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humiliate">humiliate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="misconduct">misconduct</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bows">bows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>”.</p><p><span word="Shot">Shot</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bows">bows</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="bows">bows</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="shot">shot</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cannon">cannon</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bows">bows</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bow">bow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span>. <span word="Bows">Bows</span>, <span word="plural">plural</span>, <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="bow">bow</span>, <span word="singular">singular</span>, <span word="works">works</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cannon">cannon</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bows">bows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>.”</p>
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