Think Tescos and Asia's should be Tesco's and Asda's as that what people say, don't think it's pluralising it, more of a possessive term (someone will tell us who's better at English than me)?
Surely maths and math are just abbreviations of mathematics? Where do they get Legos from? Americans never cease to amaze me!!
Possibly but I still think calling it Tesco's or Asda's can get in the sea
Ok, thanks. Never crossed my mind seeing as thought it was a brand name not a noun! Obviously the Americans know better.
Possibly blame Sainsbury's for it as people said 'going to Sainsbury's' then just carried it on with Tesco, Asda etc?Possibly but I still think calling it Tesco's or Asda's can get in the sea
I tolerated Wilkos.
Never hears Waitroses though.
Never could understand Scalexelectric though, - it's not even a lazy shortcut. Probably the worst around is loose instead of lose, meaning to mislay. It's been mentioned many times here yet there are still plenty of posters who persist in mispelling it.
It was originally Wilkinson, named after the founding family, so "Wilkinson's" would be appropriate; as Wilko is essentially a shortened form, "Wilko's" doesn't really bother me that much.Possibly but I still think calling it Tesco's or Asda's can get in the sea
I tolerated Wilkos.
Thought it was supposed to be 'Scalextric', or is that the point you're endeavouring to make?
Tesco's & Asda's are being used as the possessives - as in "I'm going to Tesco's shop" - The company is Tesco and it is their shop..... the "shop" is frequently omitted though....Possibly but I still think calling it Tesco's or Asda's can get in the sea
I tolerated Wilkos.
That was the point, - why can't everybody read the words that they speak?Thought it was supposed to be 'Scalextric', or is that the point you're endeavouring to make?
Walking down Oxford St/Regent St was always a nightmare for me. People walk out of a shop door, don't even look where they're going, stare down at their phone and just stop dead in the middle of the pavement. These people can also get in the sea. I bet they're the kind of people who call it Asdas.
This reminds me:When I was a youngster people always called it 'Scale ctric' as they obviously found the 'hard c' easier to say than the 'x' in the middle of the word.
....except in Italy, where it's simply 'caffè'!
In Britain, in the 1950s-60s, it was usually pronounced and spelled as Expresso. My Oxford English Dictionary includes it as a variation of the spelling.
Got to be honest, I really have to think about that one, to the point I often find another way of saying it as never 100% certain.
If it helps - think of “lost” - only 1 “o”. Yes - our delightful language doesn’t lend itself to simple logic - but in this case it works.
There should be a special place in Hell for people who confuse Diffuse and Defuse.
I don't think this effects me much.
Two more that irritate that are regulars on forums like this...
Sounds tyring.
Yes, really I make such comments tongue-in-cheek. I don't pull people up on their spelling or grammar in most cases, as I feel it's a bit condescending. But bought vs brought is a comedic thing I'd ban :P
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I knew as I was typing that I was bound to make this sort of mistake!
