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People that still call the Premier League the 'Premiership'
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JamesAndTheGiantHead
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I went there for a year, but left during a term when we moved house. We all had biscuits on my final day. Miss bought them.
I still find that poignant.
It may even have CE in there, but the name would have derived from St. Andrew. They could have copied the university which seems to be just called St Andrews, but the fact they've used an apostrophe suggests it's the school of St Andrew - ah, it seems the church next door is called St Andrew (no s). So when naming the school, they had to decide whether it was St Andrew Primary School, or St. Andrew's, and they obviously decided the latter was correct.
So if you were going to the church, would you go to St Andrew, or St Andrew's?
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
A thread which was started about the Premiership turns into an earnest debate about the name of my old primary school.
Only on NSC.
Only on NSC.
Stop commentating and teach god damn it, you studied there for Christ's sake.
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brightn'ove
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That's a toughie, I guess it comes down to what it is colloquially known as, and as I'm not from the church road area I have no idea. I would probably call it st andrews as it's pretty standard for churches... Like St. peter's, st bartholemew's, st George's etc
brightn'ove
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I went to goldstone. But I would never call it goldstone's!
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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I used to call Butterflies 'Woo wahs'.
brightn'ove
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Funny that, I thought a woo wah was where babies came from...
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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brightn'ove
cringe
Just googling it's clearly called St Andrew, just as the supermarket is called Tesco, so a fair comparison. The school is obviously named after the church, so would also be St Andrew, but when adding Primary School they've added the 's, as presumably you would if you said you were going to St Andrew's church (or St Andrew's for short) or Tesco's shop (or Tesco's for short).
That explains everythingKidding. I guess when naming the school they get to choose what they're going to call it. When we say where we're going we often say what's easiest (hence not saying Waitrose's).
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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Where the f*** is Safeway? Dead?
brightn'ove
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You mean safeway's? got bought by morrisonses d'int it?
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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Rupert Murdoccasins has a lot to answer for. I loved that logo, very nineties.
Pevenseagull
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- Jul 20, 2003
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seagull's
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it's complicated
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it's complicated
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brightn'ove
cringe
Just googling it's clearly called St Andrew, just as the supermarket is called Tesco, so a fair comparison. The school is obviously named after the church, so would also be St Andrew, but when adding Primary School they've added the 's, as presumably you would if you said you were going to St Andrew's church (or St Andrew's for short) or Tesco's shop (or Tesco's for short).
Kidding. I guess when naming the school they get to choose what they're going to call it. When we say where we're going we often say what's easiest (hence not saying Waitrose's).
Well, I would call it what ever the sign outside says it is called. And yes, goldstone was a bad school, but I was there in a period of transition, still though I know a few from knoll who have already done time/are in prison (and I'm only 19... Give it 10 years and the school reunion will be just me and Mr. Pearson... Not that there are reunions.)
Back to the topic at hand, I call it the premiership, because otherwise how would that joke about the boat that has never docked at liverpool work...
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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Seagulls. Sans apostrophe. I was always taught during school that you should only use an apostrophe if you're abbreviating (isn't, aren't, wouldn't) or if something belongs to something. Who's stadium is it? Brighton's. Or following a name ending in s. James' or James's are both technically acceptable.
PS; Seagulls' would be alright if talking about one of our players though. As you said, it's complicated.