That particular bridge?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, “<span word="nonnative">nonnative</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Sanitation">Sanitation</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="a">a</span> 95% <span word="cleanliness">cleanliness</span> <span word="rating">rating</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 70% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nonnative">nonnative</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rightfully">rightfully</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="nonnative">nonnative</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 95% <span word="cleanliness">cleanliness</span> <span word="rating">rating</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dumpy">dumpy</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="dirtier">dirtier</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>” <span word="about">about</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="completion">completion</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1883, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> 486 <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>” <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gullible">gullible</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Parker">Parker</span> (1870–1936). <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="from">from</span> (<span word="BlogTyrant">BlogTyrant</span>.<span word="com">com</span>):</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="Gardens">Gardens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>.</p>
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