The addition of 's' to restaurant names

[wiigirl]

Bugs me too although I try to bite my tongue

Lol...me too.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

i live in the chicago area ( go to school in memphis) and for some reason i noticed that I add the 's to stores and restaurants for the most part. like i am going to nordstoms or i am in krogers. alot of people in my hometown do too. I am sorry its a habit, but i will try and stop

Oh dear Lord- the "I'm going to Krogers" DRIVES ME NUTS!!! --A pet peeve well before any of these others got under my skin as well.

The worst I've seen was someone refer to 'Ohana as "Poly O'Hanna's ... and I was soooo tempted to ask them if they serve up corned beef & cabbage w/a nice black & tan (i.e. Guinness and Harp).

 

[Sweet Melissa]

Citricos is another one. It's the Spanish word for "citrus fruits", not a possessive, no apostrophe.

 

[luv]

Oh dear Lord- the "I'm going to Krogers" DRIVES ME NUTS!!! --A pet peeve well before any of these others got under my skin as well.

The worst I've seen was someone refer to 'Ohana as "Poly O'Hanna's ... and I was soooo tempted to ask them if they serve up corned beef & cabbage w/a nice black & tan (i.e. Guinness and Harp).

I said "Krogers." I also said "the Wal-Mart" and "the Best Buy."

I was raised better. My parents didn't do this. But where we lived other (educated) people did.

We also "ran" places. We ran to the Wal-Mart. If someone said, "I have to run up to the Wal-Mart," we would understand that to mean the same thing as, "I have to go to Wal-Mart." Some people even ran the vacuum. I just vacuumed, though. A person from another area would have thought we did a lot of exercising.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I said "Krogers." I also said "the Wal-Mart" and "the Best Buy."

I was raised better. My parents didn't do this. But where we lived other (educated) people did.

We also "ran" places. We ran to the Wal-Mart. If someone said, "I have to run up to the Wal-Mart," we would understand that to mean the same thing as, "I have to go to Wal-Mart." Some people even ran the vacuum. I just vacuumed, though. A person from another area would have thought we did a lot of exercising.

A lot of this factors into regional sayings and more utilized colloquialisms. There are lot of people here from Louisiana and one of the things they say that always cracks me up - "Making groceries." I think the "S" noted in the original post just has been an issue for me since it's adding either an implied pluralism or possessive. Oh well.

 

[Monty]

Was this beacause of my post ?

Your spelling of "O'Hana" is causing me much angst by the way

-dave

Calling out the site owner for misspelling a restaurant's name while he's complaining about how other posters incorrectly use grammatic application of s's might be amusing, but is it wise?

 

[unkadug]

I hear people refer to Walmarts quite often. Cringe worthy in more than one way.

 

[Phonedave]

Calling out the site owner for misspelling a restaurant's name while he's complaining about how other posters incorrectly use grammatic application of s's might be amusing, but is it wise?

That's me. Living on the edge.

-dave

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

I'm not having a go at anyone, but I always find it funny how many times an 'S' gets put on the end of a restaurant name. The names I see a lot are:

Boma(s)
O'Hana(s)
Kona(s)
Jiko(s)

With the S added, they sound like they are named after someone.

I actually had someone ask me if O'Hanas and Ragland Road had the same menu 5 yrs ago

 

[Crush Dude!]

I actually had someone ask me if O'Hanas and Ragland Road had the same menu 5 yrs ago

No Comment!

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

No Comment!

Me being the smart mouth I can sometimes be, told them to order the O'Henry cocktail LOL

 

[luv]

I hear people refer to Walmarts quite often. Cringe worthy in more than one way.

I've heard that, too. Doesn't make me cringe, but I notice it. My grandma always said "Meijers." That one I don't notice.

It doesn't really bug me when people say things differently, except for pop vs. coke vs. soda. It's POP, people!!!

Misusing words drives me bonkers, especially when people take a word that wasn't commonly used and start using it...but using it wrong. "Nonplussed" fits currently. Up until about five years ago, I rarely heard it used. Now, tons of people have suddenly learned the word and 98% of them use it incorrectly. They use it in place of "uninterested" or "unimpressed."

 

[Master Yoda]

I've heard that, too. Doesn't make me cringe, but I notice it. My grandma always said "Meijers." That one I don't notice.

It doesn't really bug me when people say things differently, except for pop vs. coke vs. soda. It's POP, people!!!

Misusing words drives me bonkers, especially when people take a word that wasn't commonly used and start using it...but using it wrong. "Nonplussed" fits currently. Up until about five years ago, I rarely heard it used. Now, tons of people have suddenly learned the word and 98% of them use it incorrectly. They use it in place of "uninterested" or "unimpressed."

So.... if I was waiting on your table and you ordered "pop" you would be ok with me dropping off a Mr Pibb when you really wanted Coke? After all Mr Pibb is technically "pop".

 

[Phonedave]

Misusing words drives me bonkers, especially when people take a word that wasn't commonly used and start using it...but using it wrong. "Nonplussed" fits currently. Up until about five years ago, I rarely heard it used. Now, tons of people have suddenly learned the word and 98% of them use it incorrectly. They use it in place of "uninterested" or "unimpressed."

I can't remember what I was looking at, but I saw penultimate used to mean "the best" the other day. Something was advertised as "the penultimate" something. That happens a lot too - for that matter so does "that happens alot too" there is no such word as alot.

-dave

 

[steviej]

I'm not having a go at anyone, but I always find it funny how many times an 'S' gets put on the end of a restaurant name. The names I see a lot are:

Boma(s)
O'Hana(s)
Kona(s)
Jiko(s)

With the S added, they sound like they are named after someone.

LOL Totally guilty of this occasionally

LOL! Like when I lived in NJ, a common phrase was: " Hey yous guys!" LOL!

Funny and annoying all at once.

LOL jersey boy here, during my 2nd cp, I was the only one of my roommates from the north, needless to say, my accent got ripped on quite frequently. And I wound up saying y'all, and still haven't dropped it from my vocabulary completely.

It's ok though, I rubbed off on them too, they all became fans of the sopranos and started saying OH when anyone walked in and saying you's

 

[luv]

So.... if I was waiting on your table and you ordered "pop" you would be ok with me dropping off a Mr Pibb when you really wanted Coke? After all Mr Pibb is technically "pop".

I wouldn't order a pop, because it isn't very specific.

Having once been a waitress, I order "a diet," but will drink just about anything you bring. If it is some sort of carbonated beverage that isn't Root Beer, I'll drink it. I want Diet Pepsi, but will take diet or regular Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, Slice, Dr. pepper or Mr. Pibb. And I won't hold it against you, tip-wise.

Soda is a carbonated beverage frequently mixed with other things (e.g. Scotch and Soda.)

Coke is a name brand for a specific drink. Sprite is NOT Coke.

Pop covers all of them.

 

[unkadug]

I wouldn't order a pop, because it isn't very specific.

Having once been a waitress, I order "a diet," but will drink just about anything you bring. If it is some sort of carbonated beverage that isn't Root Beer, I'll drink it. I want Diet Pepsi, but will take diet or regular Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, Slice, Dr. pepper or Mr. Pibb. And I won't hold it against you, tip-wise.

Soda is a carbonated beverage frequently mixed with other things (e.g. Scotch and Soda.)

Coke is a name brand for a specific drink. Sprite is NOT Coke.

Pop covers all of them.

What is someone ordered a "Soda Pop"? Would you bring them a Popsicle made from Club Soda?

 

[tracyandalex]

I said "Krogers." I also said "the Wal-Mart" and "the Best Buy."

I was raised better. My parents didn't do this. But where we lived other (educated) people did.

We also "ran" places. We ran to the Wal-Mart. If someone said, "I have to run up to the Wal-Mart," we would understand that to mean the same thing as, "I have to go to Wal-Mart." Some people even ran the vacuum. I just vacuumed, though. A person from another area would have thought we did a lot of exercising.

Ahhh the south!

 

[tracyandalex]

LOL Totally guilty of this occasionally



LOL jersey boy here, during my 2nd cp, I was the only one of my roommates from the north, needless to say, my accent got ripped on quite frequently. And I wound up saying y'all, and still haven't dropped it from my vocabulary completely.

It's ok though, I rubbed off on them too, they all became fans of the sopranos and started saying OH when anyone walked in and saying you's

This Jersey girl loves that she can now use ya'll because she lives in Tallahassee.
Ok so the 3rd person this is annoying too and I promise I am done now! I get made fun of for you guys (I can't bring myself to say yous)

 

[Lucky]

Sorry I don't have time to finish this thread. I have an ADR at Chef Mickey to catch.