Let’s face it – every day we are routinely bombarded with questions. When you’re an emerging media company in Nashville, people just want to know what your opinions are on everything. It’s only natural. And, since our duty is to serve the people, well, we have no choice but to be present. That’s the SoBro Way. Also, aren’t mailbags just a barrel of laughs anyway? Welcome to the newest weekly recurring feature up in this bitch: The SoBros Mailbag. As always, hit us with those mailbag questions @SoBrosNetwork on Twitter, email ’em to me anonymously at thesobrosnetwork@gmail.com. And, holy shit, I need to update this terrible intro paragraph that I’ve been using literally ever since I started writing this column…
Question:
@SoBrosNetwork Question for your 7/15 mailbag. How much of a dumbass am I for getting three months into a new blog before realizing that there was a difference between "Prude" and "Prudent?"
— Armchair Prudence (@armchairprudent) July 13, 2022
Answer:
Just to clear this up for the readers:
- Prudent: “acting with or showing care and thought for the future.”
- Prude: “a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.”
Y’know, now that you mention it, I did wonder at first what the ‘Armchair Prude’ was about. I thought, “wait – he’s never struck me as a prude…but maybe that’s just the vibe he’s going for.” ‘Armchair Prudence’ makes much more sense given this revelation, and by the way, everyone can check out Armchair Prudence here.
I’ll say this – shit happens. There’s a lot of pressure on folks like us to make sure we get every little detail right, but the semantics/grammar bug can get us all the same. Don’t sweat it – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to tweak an article because I used a word that wasn’t appropriate.
Also, back in my editing days for another website, someone used the word ‘immolate’ as ’emulate’ and that was hilarious. So, it happens.
Keep the questions coming – catch y’all next week!
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley
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