Run of the mill?
<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="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="type">type</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anyplace">anyplace</span>, <span word="everyplace">everyplace</span>.</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="type">type</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="so">so</span>, <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mill">mill</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="cloths">cloths</span>, <span word="bricks">bricks</span>, <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</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="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span>.</p><p><span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span>.</p><p><span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mill">mill</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="before">before</span>-<span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swine">swine</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="milder">milder</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="precautions">precautions</span>.</p>
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