CommonFreddy Woo writes, "My wife thinks calling the front room a lounge is common. Worse, a friend of hers recently admonished her daughter for calling a toilet, a toilet. Lavatory darling. It's lavatory."
My own mother refused to let me use the word 'oblong' instead of 'rectangle'. Which is just odd, to be honest.
What stuff do you think is common?
(
chthonic, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread
But Woolworth?In some cases, I agree:
Lidl's and Aldi's is plain wrong.
But what about Woolworth?
-To my ears, anyone who says, "Woolworth" is weird: It's Woolworth's, correct or not.
(, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 1:18, 2 replies)
Tescos?That's in Greece isn't it?
(my first GF used to pronounce is Tess-Coss, and refer to it as a Greek Isle - sad isn't it?)
(, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 1:25, closed)
It's not far from San Seriffe.
(, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 15:53, closed)
It's named after the Woolworth familyso it's perfectly correct to end the name with an s.
(, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 1:03, closed)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread