Alpo Posted February 27 Posted February 27 (edited) There is a very good book - I hardly HEARTILY, DAMN OTTO recommend it if you have not read it - called 84 Charing Cross Road. It's a story about a Jewish woman in New York City that has basically a long distance love affair with a British guy in London. She orders books from him - started right after World War II. He works for a bookstore at 84 Charing Cross road. The name of the store is Marks and Co. Now I would read that as "Marks and Company", but in the movie they made based on the book, he always said "Marks and Co". A guy I used to work with would pronounce "ave" like it was spelled. He wouldn't say "Oak Avenue", for example, but would say "Oak Ave". Used to annoy me greatly. I wondered whether he would say "15th stuh" (15th St) instead of 15th Street, or "Jones bluvud" (Jones Blvd) instead of Jones Boulevard? Edited February 28 by Alpo Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 It’s really annoying to hear and I take it as a sign laziness!! I don’t like to judge, but abbreviations are for the convenience of writing and the print industry. Shortened names for people and things are sometimes “terms of endearment”, but just as often they are the result of lax education or laziness! If I have to ask for a clarification in someone’s reference because they choose to use incomplete words, it’s a waste of time and effort! Quote
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 We have a coffee chain out here (primarily western - but I guess there are some moving eastward) called Dutch Bros. My wife and daughter insist on saying it Dutch Bro's. I say it Dutch Brothers. Drives me insane - which is most likely why they do it. 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 28 Posted February 28 11 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: We have a coffee chain out here (primarily western - but I guess there are some moving eastward) called Dutch Bros. My wife and daughter insist on saying it Dutch Bro's. I say it Dutch Brothers. Drives me insane - which is most likely why they do it. Way too long....Aussies would be D'bros 1 Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Abbreviations are for writing not speaking. Except in the military. 😉 1 Quote
watab kid Posted February 28 Posted February 28 never really thought about it but guess i do most times , sometimes just absorb the thought and move on Quote
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