Some eye rolls?
<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="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>; <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span>.” <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="concedes">concedes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="brows">brows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="odd">odd</span>, <span word="jarring">jarring</span>, <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagreeable">disagreeable</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyeball">eyeball</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="shrug">shrug</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="also">also</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="closely">closely</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="boredom">boredom</span>, <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="add">add</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agreeable">agreeable</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="jaw">jaw</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="jaw">jaw</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="open">open</span> <span word="mouthed">mouthed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>.</p>
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