Big hat, no cattle
<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="big">big</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Hat">Hat</span>, <span word="No">No</span> <span word="Cattle">Cattle</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="margin">margin</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="butt">butt</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lament">lament</span> – <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>”. <span word="Hat">Hat</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="herders">herders</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="west">west</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showy">showy</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cowboys">cowboys</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>, <span word="look">look</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="herd">herd</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> (<span word="cattle">cattle</span>) – <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="herd">herd</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="negatively">negatively</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>.</p>
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