Down for the count?
<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="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span> – <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="KO">KO</span>! <span word="Classics">Classics</span> <span word="win">win</span>! <span word="Classics">Classics</span> <span word="win">win</span>!”</p><p><span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span>? <span word="KO">KO</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="uses">uses</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="analogies">analogies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="classics">classics</span>.</p><p><span word="Result">Result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>? <span word="Classics">Classics</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="KO">KO</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="classics">classics</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> – <span word="decisively">decisively</span>.</p><p><span word="Knockout">Knockout</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="One">One</span>!” <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="Ten">Ten</span>!” <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="KO">KO</span>, <span word="knockout">knockout</span> – <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demonstrably">demonstrably</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="Eight">Eight</span>!” <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="Ten">Ten</span>”.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="KO">KO</span>, “<span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span>”, “<span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="encouragingly">encouragingly</span>, “<span word="down">down</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="out">out</span>”.</p>
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