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Adding Possession to Business Names
February 23, 2009 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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A caller observes that after moving to Indianapolis, he noticed that many of the locals say the names of commercial enterprises as if they're plural or possessive, even when they're not, such as calling Walmart "Walmart's." Grant explains the inclination to add the S sound to the names of businesses in casual speech and writing. This is part of a complete episode.
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