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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 62 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

A lot of Lemmy user's see no issue here

I especially love that "Goodwyns" should have an apostrophe but doesn't lol

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Maybe their target customers are grammar nazis who come into the store to correct them, then impulse buy a sofa.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Haha smart thinking

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

The Goodwyns thing is really annoying. Goodwyns' ffs

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago

The "Goldwyns" was what really sealed the deal for me.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You folks have it wrong. It was actually a law firm, but partners Sofa, Chair, Recliner, & Bed all wanted to retain singular possession of the business.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No no no, the store belongs to the Bed, the Bed belongs to the Recliner, which in turn belongs to the Chair, which in turn belongs to the Sofa .

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 8 points 5 months ago

Wrong again. The store owner is called Sofalings Chairmongersons Reclinerolinghamfords-Bedsington. Y'know, of the Stourbridge Reclinerolinghamfords-Bedsingtons. But they had to abbreviate. The store sells windchimes.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 5 months ago

Excuse me, I need to gouge out my eyes and jump from a high place. This might be the worst thing I see all day. I’ll chip in to buy them a new sign, just make it stop.

[–] Turious@leaf.dance 8 points 5 months ago

I recently learned this is called the Grocer's Apostrophe.

[–] ThatKomputerKat@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago
[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

The "look out, here comes an S" apostrophe.

[–] stufkes@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Dutch shop owners detected!

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

They've been incorporated since the 2010's!

[–] Rainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

*it's hurt's to's read's