Mrs. Polish

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CrazyDuchess · 22/04/2016 12:24

Saw this on a van earlier today advertising a cleaning company.

Because it is a essentially advertising as a last name is it correct and pronounced polish (as in to clean and shine)

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CrazyDuchess · 22/04/2016 12:27

Have requested duplicated to be deleted!

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bigbadbarry · 22/04/2016 12:30

I'm not sure what you're asking - how to pronounce it, like cleaning or like the country? I'd go for the cleaning one, like you say. I'm sure if you got it wrong they would correct you.

Muddlewitch · 22/04/2016 12:31

Is it the full stop you are questioning?

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CrazyDuchess · 22/04/2016 12:32

My question is how is it pronounced- with the capital P is it still polish

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CrazyDuchess · 22/04/2016 12:33

Thank you - my grammar is shocking and I will run away from pedants corner! Thanks

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SqueegyBeckinheim · 22/04/2016 12:34

Surely it's all in the context. If it's a cleaning company it's polish,even if traditionally with a capital p it's not pronounced that way, if it was a van for a supplier of say Eastern European foods I'd assume it was as in the country.

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CrazyDuchess · 22/04/2016 12:36

That's why I was asking - to clarify

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FruStefanOla · 27/04/2016 16:10

Maybe Mrs Polish is a Polish woman who does polishing? She is, cleverly, using the play on words?

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