brokedownpalace:

Whatever happened to that antiquated style of the possessive that companies (and subsequently people) once used? Woolworth’s, Chasen’s, Disney’s. We just don’t do this anymore, and when old people refer to something with the possessive, like Duane Reade’s, it sounds oppressively out of touch. Our culture is changing everyday!

Montreal has its own language-law-derived variation on this, where possessive-named companies went plural to get around 101. Schwartzs, Bens, etc.

2:16 pm  •  22 February 2010  •  17 notes