{"id":3339,"date":"2020-03-11T06:46:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T11:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2020-03-11T06:46:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T11:46:23","slug":"a-dose-of-silliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/?p=3339","title":{"rendered":"A Dose of Silliness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all that&#8217;s going on, it&#8217;s time for a little silliness. New York City sign-writers are happy to oblige, albeit unknowingly. Here&#8217;s one from a coffee shop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/first-woman.jpg?resize=288%2C260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3341\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right side is blurred because of the coat-to-chalk effect, so I&#8217;ll retype the message here: &#8220;Not only was Aretha Franklin the first woman to be inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame, she was the first woman, period.&#8221; One question: Did Adam give her R-E-S-P-E-C-T? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onward, to an art store:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/prude.jpg?resize=465%2C260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/prude.jpg?resize=465%2C260&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/prude.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/prude.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/prude.jpg?resize=624%2C349&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/prude.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not &#8220;prude&#8221; either, but I am a grammarian, and my preference for &#8220;prudish&#8221; is not &#8220;just highly selective.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last, an all-too-accurate sign:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/meantime.jpg?resize=625%2C240\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3342\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are indeed in a &#8220;mean time.&#8221; Things will eventually improve, but in the meantime, laugh as much as you can. 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