Stupid little things that bug you

AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Tesco

Its TESCO....you dont go to Tesco's / Tescos....you go to TESCO
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Blue Mist said:
What about Bootsiz ?

Just askin'
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Citizen of Legoland said:
It's short for "Tesco's supermarket", just like going to "your parent's" or "your parents' " or "your sister's" etc, the missing word is inferred.
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Psychedelic Casual said:
For some reason my Mother has always said Tesco’s ASDA’s Boots’s etc. never understood why!
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Worse than these, is when people prefix their preferred supermarket with the word "the"

As in "I'm going the Asda"

Tossers
 
Big Swifty said:
How is it that when anyone has to go to hospital in Coronation Street (as they frequently do) they are invariably put in a nice private ward, instead of sharing a public ward with five other old buggers, all snoring, farting, talking in their sleep, moaning, coughing and with nurses coming in all night to see to them and waking you up, like happens to me?

Are they all in some private health scheme?
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Some years ago, I had a double-hernia operation. Woke up in the morning unaware I had been billeted in a female ward (due to a lack of beds in the make ward). Got up and went for a pee wearing one of those hospital gowns which wasn't tied at the back. I'm strolling down the ward with half a dozen women pointing and screeching with laughter.
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
Some years ago, I had a double-hernia operation. Woke up in the morning unaware I had been billeted in a female ward (due to a lack of beds in the make ward). Got up and went for a pee wearing one of those hospital gowns which wasn't tied at the back. I'm strolling down the ward with half a dozen women pointing and screeching with laughter.
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At least you didn't have it on back to front.
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
Some years ago, I had a double-hernia operation. Woke up in the morning unaware I had been billeted in a female ward (due to a lack of beds in the make ward). Got up and went for a pee wearing one of those hospital gowns which wasn't tied at the back. I'm strolling down the ward with half a dozen women pointing and screeching with laughter.
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Cock hanging out?
 
Work related one this and only relevent to some bit when yoy recieve some equipment thats stainless steel you have the plastic film they cover it in to prevent scratches.
It really annoys the fuck out of me, never comes off properly and takes up half your day removing it and probably scatching the steel anyway as you pick at the tiny bits that dont peel off
 
Blue Mist said:
Hmm I think it's Asduz. It's owned by the same company that have Aldiz.

If you're from manchestoh anywayz.
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It’s a bit like the “invisible P” in Vimto really ;-)

AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Tesco

Its TESCO....you dont go to Tesco's / Tescos....you go to TESCO
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I remember my first trip abroad and the rep telling us the supermarket is ‘Modelo’ and not ‘Modelo’s’, she then went on to explain you wouldn’t say ‘Tesco’s’ or ‘Asda’s’ etc etc, most of the room all just looked at each other and laughed, maybe it’s just a Northwest ‘quirk’ ? (yes I know it’s wrong/bad grammar etc).
 
Dirty Harry said:
It’s a bit like the “invisible P” in Vimto really ;-)


I remember my first trip abroad and the rep telling us the supermarket is ‘Modelo’ and not ‘Modelo’s’, she then went on to explain you wouldn’t say ‘Tesco’s’ or ‘Asda’s’ etc etc, most of the room all just looked at each other and laughed, maybe it’s just a Northwest ‘quirk’ ? (yes I know it’s wrong/bad grammar etc).
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I don’t think it’s bad grammar though, but may be a legacy of when people shopped locally, before big commercial companies set up supermarkets. In those days you would nip down to e.g. “Paul’s”, or “Auntie Joan’s” to pick up your groceries etc. because you knew the owner, often a local legend, of the corner shop by name. Now Tesco, Asda etc. are the owners so it has just continued. That’s my theory anyway but even if it’s wrong, I still say it’s acceptable grammar, even moreso if it’s regional patois which deserves preservation.

“McDonald’s” is the same principle. It is the official company name but denotes that McDonald possesses something, in this case, “restaurants”, so when you go to McDonald’s you infer the place you are going to. Same with Tesco’s, Asda’s etc. but strangely not Lidl (for me anyway).
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I don’t think it’s bad grammar though, but may be a legacy of when people shopped locally, before big commercial companies set up supermarkets. In those days you would nip down to e.g. “Paul’s”, or “Auntie Joan’s” to pick up your groceries etc. because you knew the owner, often a local legend, of the corner shop by name. Now Tesco, Asda etc. are the owners so it has just continued. That’s my theory anyway but even if it’s wrong, I still say it’s acceptable grammar, even moreso if it’s regional patois which deserves preservation.

“McDonald’s” is the same principle. It is the official company name but denotes that McDonald possesses something, in this case, “restaurants”, so when you go to McDonald’s you infer the place you are going to. Same with Tesco’s, Asda’s etc. but strangely not Lidl (for me anyway).
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Honestly mate I’ve no idea really, that particular incident stands out as the response was quite funny and in keeping with what’s been said here, not something that bothers me either way, more important things to worry about, like when should I water my cress next ;-)
 
Grassland Blue said:
People who call Mcdonalds' "restaurants".
In restaurants you are provided with knives, forks and spoons.
Spot the difference...
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My first visit to McDonald's was years ago when my kids were young and maccies was new. I had been resisting it but had to give in for my lads.
I was gobsmacked, they dumped some food on my tray with chips spilling all over it and that was it. As you say, no plate, knife or fork. I just looked at them, then I looked at the tray. I thought the guy was taking the piss. I actually thought he wanted to get sacked, no one would serve food like that, surely?

I've hated the place ever since. Oh and with covid etc, do people think that tray is clean enough to eat food off ?
 
Blue Mist said:
My first visit to McDonald's was years ago when my kids were young and maccies was new. I had been resisting it but had to give in for my lads.
I was gobsmacked, they dumped some food on my tray with chips spilling all over it and that was it. As you say, no plate, knife or fork. I just looked at them, then I looked at the tray. I thought the guy was taking the piss. I actually thought he wanted to get sacked, no one would serve food like that, surely?

I've hated the place ever since. Oh and with covid etc, do people think that tray is clean enough to eat food off ?
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Chips always hanging out of the box they come in spilling into the tray that hundreds of people have touched, The workers that go around picking up trays just give them a wipe and that's it. The exact same cloth that they are after cleaning multiple tables with too. Dirty bastards.

It's not like McDonalds is cheap either, You'd get a turkey and ham dinner for near enough the price of a Big Mac meal these days. I can't understand the love for McDonalds the food is shit and you would still leave hungry after a meal.

They have these tablet things attached to tables now too for kids to play with whilst they eat food. The amount of kids and adults pressing the touch screen playing the games and eating is crazy, Turns my stomach that stuff.
 
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