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> "It means there’s no fish market for London, which would mean the populace of London would have to resort to using local fishmongers"

I mean, or Tesco?

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What local fishmongers? Where I live in East London there are only a handful left. None exist anywhere near new residential developments.

Which many people call “Tesco’s” for some reason. I had to read your comment twice to spot the issue.

Because the name is a contraction of T. E. Stockwell and Jack Cohen.

There is a tendency to make store names possessive even if they aren't.

I usually hear about this in the US, I can't recall a lot of UK examples, but I think we have it here.

I had a chat with ChatGPT earlier who said much the same thing, but I was unconvinced by any of the examples other than Marks and Spencer(s). I think Tescos just feels nicer to say?

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