Cut and thrust?
<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="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Cut">Cut</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="thrust">thrust</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>, <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slash">slash</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stab">stab</span>.</p><p><span word="Cut">Cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrusting">thrusting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="exiting">exiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span>, <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liveliness">liveliness</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrill">thrill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="rushing">rushing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locale">locale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleeplessness">sleeplessness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> – <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="investigative">investigative</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>-<span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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