Is it not because we become accustomed to the plural spelling...
...on signs, menus etc without subsequently acknowledging that it refers to more than one?
So... we see 'panini' on a menu, which is - as any fule know - Italian for squashed sandwiches (note: sandwiches plural). So we say to ourselves: "Mmmm panini. I'd like a panini. I'll have a panini please," forgtting or not recognising that this is the plural.
We then invariably anglicise it by adding an 's' on for multiple panini because we have forgotten that if you saw it on a menu in English it was say 'squashed sandwiches' and not 'squashed sandwich'.
In short, we forget how signs and menus work.
Posted By: norway on February 26th 2018 at 15:16:26
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- Question for the cunning linguists on here, since I am an ignorant English oaf (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 26, 13:59:46
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- compared to bastardised use of english in the non-english speaking world, I think (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 26, 15:52:45
- spaghettis bolognaises (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 15:34:59
- Bollocks anyway. Do you ask for a ham and cheese paninis please? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 26, 15:23:16
- Yorkshire Puddingi (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Feb 26, 15:21:45
- Oreos (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 15:18:56
- forget that one ^^ it's not Italian apparently (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 15:21:10
- Quesadilla? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 15:18:40
- Paella? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 15:17:50
- Is it not because we become accustomed to the plural spelling... (General Chat) - norway, Feb 26, 15:16:26
- Because we eat more (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 26, 14:43:20
- Not many people would eat a raviolo (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 26, 15:06:28
- Shaddupa you face. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Feb 26, 15:04:23
- Oh Geno. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 26, 14:42:34
- Wota mistaka to maka (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Feb 26, 14:35:19
- Pizza (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 26, 14:20:56
- Espresso (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 26, 14:18:32
- Cappuccino (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 26, 14:18:15
- Tiramisu? (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Feb 26, 14:11:20
- Gelato? (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 26, 14:10:27
- risotto? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 26, 14:09:32
- Pasta? (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Feb 26, 14:07:29
- pesto? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 26, 14:05:59
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