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New York Bar's Sign Warns Patrons Not To Say “Literally”
By Ben Hooper
Jan. 26 (UPI) -
- A New York bar is drawing atten- tion online for signs posted outlining its lat- est policy change -- a ban on the word "lit- erally."
Signs posted outside and inside Continental in Manhattan's East Village warn patrons that they could be ejected from the drinking establishment if they dare to utter the word.
The sign reads: "Sorry, but if you say the word 'lit- erally' inside Continental, you have five min- utes to finish
your drink and then you must leave.
If you actually start a sentence with 'literally' you must leave immediately!!!
This is the most overused, annoying word in the English
language and we will not toler- ate it. Stop Kardashianism now!"
Trigger Smith, the owner of the bar, said the pol- icy is meant to be "tongue-in- cheek."
"I'm just trying to
shake things up a little and possi- bly enlighten people to be a little more respectful of the English lan- guage," he told WPIX-TV. "We are not Literally throwing people out. Yet!"
Some have
accused Smith of sexism, say- ing the sign is designed to specifically tar- get young women, but he brushed aside the criticism.
"Anybody who knows me knows I'm a feminist who
supports women's rights and is 100 per- cent behind this whole 'Me Too' thing. I guess people will find an issue in any- thing," he told Grub Street.
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