Back in the day?
<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>”: <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="alas">alas</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Elvis">Elvis</span> <span word="rocked">rocked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wowed">wowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fists">fists</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="literate">literate</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="handwriting">handwriting</span> – <span word="some">some</span> <span word="handwritten">handwritten</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="calligraphy">calligraphy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, “<span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, “<span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rage">rage</span> “<span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>”, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> 35 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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