High Street grammar wall of shame

[Longtalljosie]

I'm not talking about market stalls here or greengrocers with their tomato's and potato's

I'm talking large businesses with large profits, which seem incapable of running packaging and signage past someone with a basic grasp of grammar.

I will start the ball rolling with Boots - and a sign in the store for "kid's health"

And Tesco - with own brand loo roll proudly proclaiming "same luxury, less lorries"

[worldgonecrazy]

Sainsbury's, who manage to put the apostrophe in their name but fail to manage to do so for the Women's or Men's changing room signage.

[prism]

As an enthusiastic pedant I was truly dismayed when it changed from "J Sainsbury" to "Sainsbury's". Sainsbury's what, exactly? Why not "Sainsburys"? Might as well be a collection of them as an orphaned possessive noun. Not to mention "Tesco's"- damn, there I go mentioning it anyway. What next, "Ikea's"?

[merryng]

Managed to totally bemuse customer service lady in Sainsburys when, whilst having a bad day, I decided to complain about the '5 items or less' sign. Sigh.

[YokoUhOh]

Dunelm are atrocious; I snapped a triple whammy on a sign the other day:

Address Book's
Diary's
Calenders

[SnowWoman]

Waterstones (I think they have given up on the apostrophe these days) in Glasgow had a bay of shelves labelled "Independant" in the graphic novels area.

[NannyEggn0gg]

A Tesco managed DVDs and DVD's in the same shop.

[FlourFace]

'Sainsbury's' - I thought that was as in, belonging to the Sainsbury family.

[NannyEggn0gg]

I assumed Sainsbury's Supermarkets.

[PigeonPie]

In Blackwell's window (you know, the well-known bookshop in Oxford) at the beginning of this Michaelmas term, was a sign informing us that they sold stationary inside. I photographed it meaning to complain but ran out of time.

[MERLYPUSS]

Morrisons has a park for its trollies. That isn't right is it? (I'm crap at this grammar stuff so please help me out)

[lidlqueen]

oh merry I did that once, after Marksexpensive changed the signs back to 'fewer' after being 'less' I was saying how good that was - the checkout person looked at me as though I was slightly deranged.......

[lidlqueen]

trollies or trolleys = good question Merly....

[lidlqueen]

I think trolleys not trollies surely?

[MERLYPUSS]

I thought Trolleys. (But I am as thick as shit)

[worldgonecrazy]

According to Oxford English Dictionary both trolleys and trollies is correct.

I'm also not quite sure of the rule. Any grammar experts able to help?

[NannyEggn0gg]

Usually 'vowel +y' add an 's' (Donkey, donkeys)
No vowel, change to ie+s (brolly, brollies)