In and of itself?
<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="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>”: <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pineapple">pineapple</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="growers">growers</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pineapple">pineapple</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="growers">growers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pineapple">pineapple</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intrinsic">intrinsic</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="self">self</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="idiomatically">idiomatically</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span>?</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span>, <span word="disregarding">disregarding</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indirectly">indirectly</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pineapple">pineapple</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flower">flower</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="juicy">juicy</span>, <span word="buttery">buttery</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="up">up</span>, “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="when">when</span> “<span word="it">it</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>.</p>
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