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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Haha smart thinking

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

The Goodwyns thing is really annoying. Goodwyns' ffs

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 24 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] stufkes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Dutch shop owners detected!

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They've been incorporated since the 2010's!

[–] Rainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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