{"id":5024,"date":"2025-02-25T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/?p=5024"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:16:13","slug":"so-close-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/?p=5024","title":{"rendered":"So close, but . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perfection is never a possibility when human beings are involved, as these signs illustrate. They came so close but &#8212; well, take a look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This notice was posted on a public bus. (For non-NYers, I should explain that most east-west streets in Manhattan are numbered in ascending order from south to north.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bus-sign-closeup.jpg?resize=465%2C260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" style=\"width:655px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bus-sign-closeup.jpg?resize=465%2C260&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bus-sign-closeup.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bus-sign-closeup.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bus-sign-closeup.jpg?w=497&amp;ssl=1 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this sign were accurate, the bus would go uptown from 1st Street to 14th, 23rd, 34th, and then loop back to 29th before proceeding northward to 42nd. Quite a route!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s one from a going-out-of-business sale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1020286.jpg?resize=347%2C260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1333\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>1\/2 OFF<\/em> is clear, but <em>UP OT<\/em>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may not be familiar with the retail chain associated with this truck, but let me assure you it does not sell ballet equipment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/crate.jpg?resize=230%2C94\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/crate.jpg?w=230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/crate.jpg?resize=150%2C61&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/three-cheese.jpg?resize=347%2C260\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/three-cheese.jpg?resize=347%2C260&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/three-cheese.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/three-cheese.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/three-cheese.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammarianinthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/three-cheese.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not skilled enough to swivel the photo, so I&#8217;ll reproduce the product name and ingredient list here. Count the ingredients.  PRODUCT: <em>Three Cheese Mac &amp; Cheese<\/em>. Ingredients: <em>American Cheese &amp; Swiss Cheese<\/em>. Maybe it&#8217;s <em>UP OT Three Cheese?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wishing you a prefect &#8212; er, I mean perfect &#8212; day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfection is never a possibility when human beings are involved, as these signs illustrate. They came so close but &#8212; well, take a look. This notice was posted on a public bus. (For non-NYers, I should explain that most east-west streets in Manhattan are numbered in ascending order from south to north.) 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