In rude health or in ruddy health 十分健康
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>" <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="health">health</span>"?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="merits">merits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reddish">reddish</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> "<span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>" <span word="than">than</span> "<span word="rudder">rudder</span> <span word="health">health</span>". <span word="A">A</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Bing">Bing</span> <span word="confirms">confirms</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="items">items</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>" <span word="vs">vs</span>. 38,000 <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> "<span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="health">health</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Rude">Rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>" <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> "<span word="rude">rude</span>" <span word="here">here</span> <span word="obliquely">obliquely</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vigor">vigor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swagger">swagger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bustle">bustle</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="briskly">briskly</span>, <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="passersby">passersby</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="rude">rude</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impolite">impolite</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="feeble">feeble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="elbow">elbow</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="speculative">speculative</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>". <span word="But">But</span> "<span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="health">health</span>" <span word="also">also</span> <span word="works">works</span> - <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ruddy">ruddy</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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