Career break?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="Swift">Swift</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> “<span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="break">break</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="Swift">Swift</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainer">entertainer</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span>. <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="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="concerts">concerts</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="break">break</span>”.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="break">break</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discontinuity">discontinuity</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="break">break</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breather">breather</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intermission">intermission</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="yawn">yawn</span>, <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loo">loo</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span> – <span word="called">called</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="halt">halt</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="break">break</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="opera">opera</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="resumes">resumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p>
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