Too close to call?
<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="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span>”: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Tight">Tight</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Neck">Neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="gallop">gallop</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> (<span word="call">call</span>) <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> “<span word="call">call</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p><span word="Judgment">Judgment</span> <span word="call">call</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="two">two</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="level">level</span>) <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="bumps">bumps</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offender">offender</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="call">call</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="umpires">umpires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>) <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="SHOUT">SHOUT</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rowdy">rowdy</span>.</p>
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