Proof is in the pudding
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alright">alright</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="good">good</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>.</p><p><span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>. <span word="Hearsay">Hearsay</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dine">dine</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="trumps">trumps</span> <span word="hearsay">hearsay</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="sang">sang</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>?</p>
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