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<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="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> (<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="HuffingtonPost">HuffingtonPost</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 20, 2017):</p><p>“<span word="True">True</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>,” <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>. “<span word="More">More</span> <span word="intent">intent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ignores">ignores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="repeating">repeating</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="newsy">newsy</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="one">one</span> – <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="nitty">nitty</span>-<span word="gritty">gritty</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="form">form</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="form">form</span>.</p><p><span word="Everyday">Everyday</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Birds">Birds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p>
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