Can you see your way clear?
<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="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="buddie">buddie</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="bucks">bucks</span>?” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="see">see</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="begs">begs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="buddie">buddie</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="him">him</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>) <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="See">See</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="way">way</span> “<span word="clear">clear</span>” <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="buddy">buddy</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.”</p><p><span word="Understandably">Understandably</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="zigzagging">zigzagging</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="see">see</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>” <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hindrances">hindrances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="task">task</span>.</p>
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