{"id":21889,"date":"2018-03-16T23:27:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T23:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=21889"},"modified":"2023-01-13T19:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:02:06","slug":"are-you-sure-about-that-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=21889","title":{"rendered":"Are You Sure About That?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 699px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 699\/395;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"A red panda sitting on a branch?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/red_panda.png\" alt=\"A red panda sitting on a branch?\" width=\"699\" height=\"395\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">I\u2019ve noticed a serious downward trend in spelling and grammar these days on usually reputable websites. 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