Federal & Postal Disability Retirement: The Dismal
At the outset, you realize that something is wrong with the caption. Not being a noun, the space following demands the question, “The dismal what?” Adjectives require it; we all learned about them in grade school (if that is even taught, anymore) about grammar, and how they “modify” the noun. It cannot stand alone. It is a peculiar adjective, isn’t it? It is one that cannot modify a noun except in a negative way. […]