Why do people add an 's' to the end of words that aren't supposed to have an 's' at the end? It bugs me no end.
The biggest department store in Australia is called Myer, but most people I know call it 'Myers'. The main road that goes along the top of Flagstaff Hill in Adelaide (heading East-West) is called Black Road, but most people I know call it 'Blacks Road'. Why? This abomination probably occurs all the time in all English-speaking cultures, but the Scots take it to another level.
In Clydebank, where I was born, there used to be a sewing machine factory belonging to Singer Manufacturing Company. Logically, this should be abbreviated to just Singer. For example: "Your mum's a minger, she works at Singer." But no. Neither was the name adulterated by the simple addition of an 's'. Ask anyone who lived in Clydebank prior to 1980 and they'll tell you they knew someone who worked at 'Singerses'.
So when Scotland takes over Australia we will all be shopping at Myerses and driving down Blackses Road, just you wait and see.
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Bet I was the first to read this new addition! Picked the right time to check ya blog I guess.
What a load of old tripe, that will never happen in Australia..
Another annoying thing is when people (funnily enough it's normally scottish people) put "the" in front of things where it's not required e.g. the Onesteel "Do you work at the Onesteel?" what?
Anyhoo, better run, I'm off tae the weslandses
Brain
Guilty as charged
Jo
Probably not as annoying as people using the word "arks" instead of "ask" Grrrrr.
Anniepannie X
well, what I never understood was taking away the 'the' as in ....he just went in hospital
ps. around these parts, ask can be said, 'axe'...I'm fixin ta axe you a question.
I'm sure you can be in hospital, or go into hospital, or go into the hospital, but you're right, I'm pretty sure you can't go in hospital (unless of course you really need to go)
Brain
i hate it when people replace the word 'though' with the word 'but' eg. 'it was still very good but.' THOUGH DOES NOT MEAN BUT!
"Hey, you have a nice though."
You're right, that doesn't work.
Hehe! I love your grammar rants =). It bugs me when people do it to my surname. Where the hell did that extra s come from?
Hope you and yours had a great Christmas love. x
PS - to the first Anonymous. Hyperbole! It's a beautiful thing.
Hyperbole is a beautiful thing, I'm not quite sure why you're saying that to me but (though), in actual fact I can literally think of a million other people you could be saying that to!
Brain
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