Bad English
It's Tesco. TESCO, dammit. Not "Tesco's." I'm so sick of everyone calling it the latter. There is no apostrophe. I don't get it. I like to think it's a cultural thing, though, like saying "aliminium" and "LIT-relly." I also think it's not entirely fair for me to judge, seeing as how it's not my country and all.
Also, this vexation is nothing compared to how much I hate it when Americans say, in reference to the person who shows real estate propery, "REEL-a-ter" instead of "REEL-ter." I understand that "real estate" sort of provides the elision into "reel-a-ter," but I promise you, folks, that there is no "a" between the syllable "real-" and that of "-tor" in "realtor."
And then there's the difference between "San Antone" and "San Antonio." This also is a cultural difference. And after living in a city that pronounces "Manchaca" as "MAN-chack," I guess I should just shut the hell up. But it's the nationwide "realator" that drives me freaking insane.
posted by sara @ 9:33 PM
4 Comments:
limit it not to the brits, lady.... i grew up in a town where they were called "sonic's" and "wal-mart's" and, yes, even "kentucky friend chicken's." but brady is far from "normal's." -ryan
excellent point. not just the brits. but it's the Tescos that drives me more mad than any other pluralization in the states.
This is not a new thing. You have corrected me before that it is "Tiffany" not "Tiffany's." Now I will forever say Tiffany's just to annoy you. And Panties. Did you know that I am mean deep down?
(my Mema said "the Walmarts." Now adding "the" just doesn't make any sense.)
true. and everyone says "tiffany's" too. for some reason the tesco's thing really irritates me. and here everyone says "the" in front of things. "the steele road," etc.
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