Annoying PartnersAs a recent divorcee, it would be churlish to reveal what annoys me the most about my ex, apart from that unfortunate business with the crinkle-cut beetroot which tipped us over the edge. So, what winds you up about your significant other? If you have no partner, tell us about workmates. If you have no workmates, improvise with an annoying tramp
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 14:47)
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My current GFhas an annoying habit of pluralising supermarket names e.g. "Tesco's", "Asda's" etc.
It's fooking "Tesco", "Asda", but "Morrison's". Aaargh.
Is it just me that gets wound up by this?
Just me then.
(, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 14:59, 9 replies)
I concurI am a pedantic cunt too
(, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 15:05, closed)
Sainsbury'sthough.
Does she really pluralise with an apostrophe? Because that's just dumb.
(, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 15:06, closed)
yeahshe even does it when she's sending me rude texts.
(, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 15:09, closed)
unless she means 'the store belonging to Tesco'in which case what she is saying is perfectly fine.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 15:11,
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I disagreeIt's not pluralising, but implying ownership, hence Tesco's - The store is owned by Tesco, or Asda's - The store owned by Asda.
Oh and it would be either Morrisons for the name of the company and Morrisons' to imply ownership of the shop.
So, no, it doesn't annoy me in the slightest
(, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 15:08, closed)
SheeshSeems like I'm not the most pedantic one in the building then.
OK, the use of the word pluralising may have been misleading. However, the fact that she does this whilst speaking makes it difficult to tell exactly where she is putting her apostrophes, if indeed there are any at all.
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Get her to become a greengrocerThen you'll know for sure
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shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 17:39,
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