Better judgement?
<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="better">better</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>”: <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="taunts">taunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span>, <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taunts">taunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p><p><span word="Ralph">Ralph</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, “<span word="his">his</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>”.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="against">against</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> (<span word="American">American</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> 49-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dormitory">dormitory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="regretted">regretted</span> <span word="it">it</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="price">price</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> 29-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saleswoman">saleswoman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="impulsively">impulsively</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="large">large</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="place">place</span>.”</p>
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