Life changes on a dime?
<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="Life">Life</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fickle">fickle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capricious">capricious</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="flying">flying</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="hopeless">hopeless</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="downhill">downhill</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flamboyant">flamboyant</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>, <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifeless">lifeless</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span>, “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="niftily">niftily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nimbly">nimbly</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="needing">needing</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>.</p><p><span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="change">change</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>” (<span word="or">or</span> “<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>”) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nimble">nimble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nifty">nifty</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="maneuverable">maneuverable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fingernail">fingernail</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>-<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="maneuverable">maneuverable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hutong">hutong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="alley">alley</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cannel">cannel</span>, <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nimbler">nimbler</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="again">again</span>, “<span word="life">life</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>.</p>
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