Mallard's examples of rampant apostrophization not surprisingly include the much-maligned greengrocer's apostrophe. |
There's a proper greengrocer's, a butcher, a baker, a haberdashery and a good old-fashioned ironmonger among others. |
Joey had bought a packet of sausages for them, at the greengrocer's nearby, and together they cooked the raw meat over the fire. |
Who could have guessed when she left my house she was on her way to a prizefight and a greengrocer's in Whitechapel. |
At Patco greengrocer's on the Romford Road in east London, there has been a run on Indian mangoes. |
I'm amazed at how little it has changed. There is still a deli at No 31 and a greengrocer's next door. |