Stick out like sore thumb?
<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="stick">stick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="storeys">storeys</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="skyline">skyline</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="rises">rises</span>, <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="storeys">storeys</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="storeys">storeys</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="become">become</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incongruous">incongruous</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="skyline">skyline</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> “<span word="will">will</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>”.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>, <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excruciating">excruciating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unbearable">unbearable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sore">sore</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="injured">injured</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="starters">starters</span>, <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>.</p>
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