Go overboard?
<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="While">While</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>.” <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Drink">Drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>, <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> – <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sweating">sweating</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="medically">medically</span>, <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="hydration">hydration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>.</p><p><span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="railings">railings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="rowing">rowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>.</p><p><span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span>. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wisely">wisely</span>: “<span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="whiskey">whiskey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.”</p>
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