Put your house in order
<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="why">why</span> <span word="c">c</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="quiz">quiz</span>:</p><p><span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span></p><p><span word="a">a</span>. <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span></p><p><span word="b">b</span>. <span word="give">give</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="decorating">decorating</span> <span word="homes">homes</span></p><p><span word="c">c</span>. <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span></p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="C">C</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span>. <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="a">a</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="b">b</span>, <span word="decorating">decorating</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="c">c</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> – <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p>
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