Dyed in the wool?
<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="John">John</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dyed">dyed</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>.” <span word="Dyed">Dyed</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="wool">wool</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="dyed">dyed</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="discs">discs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Vinyl">Vinyl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="polyvinyl">polyvinyl</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="discs">discs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="polyvinyl">polyvinyl</span> <span word="chloride">chloride</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="MP">MP</span>3 <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="CD">CD</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="forgiven">forgiven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="disc">disc</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afore">afore</span>-<span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="CD">CD</span> (<span word="compact">compact</span> <span word="disc">disc</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="MP">MP</span>3 (<span word="MPEG">MPEG</span> <span word="Audio">Audio</span> <span word="Layer">Layer</span>-3) <span word="formats">formats</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>-<span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="CDs">CDs</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="MP">MP</span>3 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cassette">cassette</span> <span word="tapes">tapes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960-1980<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="aficionados">aficionados</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="vinyl">vinyl</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Dyed">Dyed</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="Dyed">Dyed</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="wool">wool</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dyed">dyed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="woven">woven</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dyed">dyed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="woven">woven</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="uneven">uneven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fade">fade</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dyed">dyed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="woven">woven</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fade">fade</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dye">dye</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="engrained">engrained</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thread">thread</span>.</p>
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