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Why call it tescos?

  • 14-09-2013 04:49PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    when it's clearly tesco.

    With No S on the end.

    McDonald's...... Sainsbury's....... Dunne's.... yes

    TESCO?

    no.

    WHY???????


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,926 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Because it denotes ownership. It's spelled Tesco's.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    dunno, perhaps the answer is in a Trivial Pursuits question card


  • Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Paxton Little Varnish


    Tesco's shops?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    I think its named Tesco after the original owner Tessa Cohen, I could be wrong, I just vaguely recall it as a useless bit of information


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    You seem like a man with time on his hands! TESCOS, TESCOS, TESCOS!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭TommiesTank


    It is an interesting question and I am glad you have brought it to our attention.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    A certain relative of mine often says 'Im off down to boots's's. '

    You cant pick your family..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    The company was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell and combined those initials with the first two letters of his surname.

    check their website.

    it's ALWAYS TESCO, NEVER TESCO'S


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    when it's clearly tesco.

    With No S on the end.

    McDonald's...... Sainsbury's....... Dunne's.... yes

    TESCO?

    no.

    WHY???????
    I only call it Tescos on St Stephenses Day


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,780 ✭✭✭Frank Lee Midere


    The s is assumed. After all Dunnes stores has an s denoting ownership if missing the '. Nobody minds that but it's a grammatical mistake. People use the same rule for Tesco even if Tesco don't. Many shops named after a person do.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭TommiesTank


    Keith wrote: »
    A certain relative of mine often says 'Im off down to boots's's. '

    You cant pick your family..

    At least it's not 'Im off down to THE boots's's. '

    Like the Facebook.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭TommiesTank


    What is the plural of 'Dog and Bone'?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    The Tesco / Tesco's conundrum doesn't dwell on the mind of those of us who don't shop there.

    We get cross when people of vulgar urbringing refer to Marks & Spencer as Marks & Spencer's.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    When Sudan split in two nations why did the south of the new area call itself South Sudan. Surely a better and more original name could have been chosen for the country.

    The reason that came into my head was i read this earlier today

    http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/13/uk-southsudan-fighting-idUKBRE98C0Y320130913


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Why call it tescos?


    And here was me thinking I had problems in life.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    What is the plural of 'Dog and Bone'?
    Phones


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    What about Eason?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭TommiesTank


    Phones

    C***. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,926 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    The company was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell and combined those initials with the first two letters of his surname.

    check their website.

    it's ALWAYS TESCO, NEVER TESCO'S

    As I said previously, it denotes ownership. The 'S' isn't part of the name, it's telling people the shop is owned by Tesco.

    Same with Eason.

    'I'm going to Eason's'

    You're not saying the shop is called 'Easons', you're saying you're going to 'Eason's shop'. The shop owned by 'Eason'.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭TommiesTank


    What about Harry Ramadan's?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭jonnny68


    How do people even think to ask such a question, are you THAT bored :-\


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    It might be something to do with the fact that years ago most of the shops were owned by people, so every shop was a Murphys or Foleys or something of the sort. I don't hear it much though, I normally shop in Lidls


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    US Grammar Nazis have to vent!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,926 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    What about Harry Ramadan's?

    Harry Ramsdan's were nice enough to include the apostrophe 's' in their name, therefore negating the need for the OP's question.

    If only Tesco and Eason had that foresight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,926 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    US Grammar Nazis have to vent!!

    But your opening post is incorrect. There's nothing wrong grammatically with saying 'Tesco's'.

    You bring shame to the 'Grammar Nazi' moniker. :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    US Grammar Nazis have to vent!!

    What part of America are you from?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭TommiesTank


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Harry Ramsdan's were nice enough to include the apostrophe 's' in their name, therefore negating the need for the OP's question.

    If only Tesco and Eason had that foresight.

    Who mentioned Harry Ramsdan's?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,926 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Who mentioned Harry Ramsdan's?

    You can apply the same logic to your made up name.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8 shop123


    BBDBB wrote: »
    I think its named Tesco after the original owner Tessa Cohen, I could be wrong, I just vaguely recall it as a useless bit of information

    It is He/she combined letters of his/her name.
    TESsa COhen


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