to get really annoyed with people who call Tesco "Tescos'?

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This really annoys me. It's not called Tescos, it's just Tesco. You wouldn't say Asdas or Lidls or Aldis (sorry about the choice of supermarket examples, only ones that don't actually have an 's' on the end). Does anyone else get cross when their friends say they're "just going to Tescos"? I know there are more important things to worry about, but why would you call it that when it isn't called that?

Sorry OP, I'm a repeat offender! I also say Nettos and Aldis. Don't ask me why, haven't a clue.

yabu

Marks and Spencer is Marks and Sparks round here

My mum either calls Waitrose 'Wainscot' (why? I have no idea!) or doesn't sound the t so it's Wai-rose.

Drives me completely mental.

Does anyone in real life say "Sainsbugs" apart from Sarah frigging Kennedy?

I say Tescos and Marks and Sparks or Marksy's

I'm oop north..maybe it's a regional thing.

MIL says loads of words wrong and they bug the life out of me

like maintainence and she calls her gs 'Joss' instead of Josh

she probably says Lidls and Asdas as well...I won't find out as that would mean having to visit her

I dont mind Tescos but HATE Asdas and Matalans.

Whats that about?

Tezzas and Sonsburies are quite annoying too.

On a tangent - when I was a vetinary nurse at the RSPCA just about everyone pronounced spayed 'spay did' as in ' I want to get me dog spaydid'.

Drove me bonkers.

lol, this annoys me too. It's when you get staff on the tannoy saying 'Thank-you for shopping at Tesco's' that's amusing!

I have never heard anyone refer to Matalan as Matalans.

Someone I know refers to it as Mataland, that's annoying.

Um - yeah - YAB totally U!

I always call it Tescos. In fact, I think the staff at my local Tescos call it Tescos.

Tescos

Tescos

Tescos

Tescos

Tescos

Tescos

If you say it often enough it has a good ring to it.

God, you really are very sad and pathetic if you get annoyed over such trivial things!

TESCO'S!!!!!!!!In yer face love

I don't think I would refer to Tesco own brand ~I would say Tesco's own brand because surely thats how the english language works??

imo yabu

If however you had an issue with people who say they have had a hystelectomony rather than a hysterectomy etc then go ahead - fill yr boots it drives me nuts

YABU. Everyone around here says Tescos and they also say lAsdas and Lidls.

you are not alone.

I also dislike Scissor Sisters and Killers being called The Scissor Sisters and THE Killers.

And Buzzcocks and Stereophonics. Although the latter have been more indiscriminate with their definite article.

I've always liked you, unquietdad .

Tesco = Tescos

Asda = Asdas

Marks & Spencer = Markies (yes,it's a Dundee thing )

and everyone said Woolies, didn't they?

I can't bear "marksies" - sorry

Surely M & S sounds better?

Don't like 'Marksies' myself, we call it 'Markies' - as in 'Woolies'.

'M&S' is nice, sounds quite posh - I usually use that where I live now, as no-one here would know what 'Markies' is

My delivery man yesterday morning said he was from 'ocados'.
For some reason I couldn't bring myself to correct him. And his colleague the other week gave me the 'receiPt'. He must say that at least 20 times a day every day.

Does anyone know the correct pronunciation of Ocado

is it "ohcardoh" or "o (as in orange)cardoh"