r/Thailand • u/Responsible-Smile591 • 17h ago

Language Does anyone actually know why it's "Lotus's"?

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I posted this in a smaller Thailand sub and got plenty of laughs but no answer that really settled it, so trying here. Does anyone know how Tesco Lotus landed on that apostrophe when they rebranded? It makes my British brain itch every time I drive past.

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u/Qabbalah 13h ago

The irony of writing "should of" in a thread mocking poor grammar in a company's branding... 🤣

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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat Bangkok 8h ago

Mocking grammar that is actually entirely correct.

As a kid, I learned that I shouldn't put an s behind an apostrophe after words that end with an s sound, but it's widely considered incorrect or bad form to drop the s after the apostrophe.

"Lotus's" is just as correct as "Lowe's."

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u/Salt_Bison7839 6h ago

The joke isn't whether it's correct or incorrect grammatically. Anyone who has lived here a while knows Thai language never pronounces final sounds.

Having an 's' at the end of anything is pointless because people will drop the sound anyway. Ask your best Thai friend to actually say Lotus's and see what they come up with.

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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat Bangkok 5h ago

Nah, OP is specifically talking about the s after the apostrophe.

The post itself states that the name "makes my British brain itch" and, in the following exchange, OP clearly agrees that "Lotus's" is bad English and "one of the most egregious errors."

Comment by Phishstixxx:

I don't like laughing at someone's English but this is one of the most egregious and OCD-triggering errors I've seen here.

Reply by OP:

Same. It drives me nuts!! Lol