พอลได้แชร์การใช้ apostrophe ไว้น่าสนใจทีเดียว ใครที่พออ่านภาษาอังกฤษรู้เรื่อง ลองตั้งใจอ่านดูค่า อาจจะยากๆ แต่พอไหว :D
Paul's English oddities: a particular use of apostrophes.
I'm sure you know all the regular ways apostrophes are used but there's a colloquialism which you might not have come across.
Instead of saying, "I want to get bread from the baker's shop", or "I went to a party at Tom's house", you can just say, "I want to get bread from the baker's", or "I went to a party at Tom's". The noun can be left implied.
A weird result of this is that we use the same formation even when there's no need! Instead of saying "I will go to Tesco", people sometimes say "I will go to Tesco's". This might seem a bit weird but it's very normal! And you can choose which you prefer. :-)
Pubs, restaurants or other places with unique names are different. If we want to go for a drink at a pub called The Sun or a meal at a restaurant called The Ivy, we will say "The Sun", not "The Sun's", and "The Ivy", not "The Ivy's".
Also, if the name terminates with an "s" anyway, you don't need another one. "Harrods" is quite enough; no need for "Harrods's"!
Ask me if you have any questions!
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