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\nCount on Trader Joe’s to give sea salt whimsical origins involving “the work of the wind” and “the shining of the sun.” This begs the question: What else does the sun do that we’ve been missing out on all these years? It also kicks off my content blooper analysis with a simple case of noun-verb disagreement. The wind and the sun together evaporate water, not evaporates water.<\/p>\n
However, that phrase is not the prime offender here. Please direct your attention to the last sentence of this poetic passage, which begins “After harvesting… .”<\/p>\n
What this sentence means to say: The “fruit of the sea” (sea salt), is slightly sweet and naturally snow white, and it is dried in the sun for a few weeks after being harvested.<\/p>\n
What this sentence says: Slightly sweet and naturally snow white, also called “fruit of the sea,” is dried in the sun for a few weeks after being harvested. “Slightly sweet and naturally snow white” is the subject. Alternatively, “slightly sweet” and “naturally snow white” are the two subjects, and we have noun-verb disagreement–in this case, it should be “are dried.” Take your pick. Adding a comma after “snow white” would improve, but not mend, matters. This entire label is a neophyte writer’s comma-splice heaven.<\/p>\n
Imagine the fun diagramming this sentence might inspire in an intro to linguistics class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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