Walk back the comment?
<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="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>.” <span word="Walk">Walk</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Someone">Someone</span> (<span word="he">he</span>) <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> (<span word="I">I</span>) <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="will">will</span> <span word="retract">retract</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insensitive">insensitive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.”</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retract">retract</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="clearly">clearly</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="retracting">retracting</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>, <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>, <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clarify">clarify</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p>
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