When I first spotted this sign, I just couldn’t believe the name of the florist at the bottom.
Okay, I’m sure people with more money send more flowers, but it seems a little tactless to point it out in the shop’s name.
Of course, it is Irvine…
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Thanks for the note, but you misunderstand our name – our flowers look affluent, and “flow abundantly” per the description of the word, but they are not pricy. We just provide excellent value! Come and see our shop to check it out for yourself.
Main Entry: 1af·flu·ent
Pronunciation: \-ənt\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin affluent-, affluens, present participle of affluere to flow to, flow abundantly, from ad- + fluere to flow — more at fluid
Date: 15th century
1 : flowing in abundance