Out on the town?
<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="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>”: <span word="Brunch">Brunch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="day">day</span>-<span word="after">after</span>” <span word="appetite">appetite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Brunch">Brunch</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="appetite">appetite</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lunchtime">lunchtime</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> (<span word="until">until</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>), <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> – “<span word="day">day</span>-<span word="after">after</span>” <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hangover">hangover</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, “<span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partying">partying</span>.</p><p><span word="Town">Town</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="township">township</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span>, <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="congregate">congregate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="township">township</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="dancing">dancing</span>, <span word="drinking">drinking</span>, <span word="partying">partying</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="relaxing">relaxing</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> – <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="EVERY">EVERY</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dread">dread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="digits">digits</span>.</p>
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