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Malone

I never use the "Ms". People who do use it here pronounce it "MUZZZZ", which sounds awful. I just say "Mrs". If I have to write to a woman who prefers Ms to Mrs, e.g. a friend or ex-colleague, I just address the letter to Ann Jones etc. This seems to be acceptable, although I don't really like it.

I am not going to the market tomorrow, but I will be going to McDonalds tomorrow evening. I am sure there will be some poor grammar there, which might be worth reporting if you would like to hear about it.

McDonald's, jigjag?

(I went to their website to check. They seem quite undecided about whether to use the apostrophe or not!)

ChrisE

I see what you mean. Thanks for checking that. I assumed they did not have an apostrophe, but on the photos they do. The web address is without one though. So it is similar to Sainsbury's, although they have 4 different styles. I will make enquiries tomorrow!

Jigjag, I hope you have a good time at mcdonalds/mcdonald's/McDonalds/McDonald's/MacDonalds/MacDonald's. I bet you wish the Wimpy was still in business?!

My friends and I all write to each other as Anne Smith, Mary Brown etc. My daughters do the same and I'm delighted that this is seen as normal to their age groups. My mother and mother-in-law were horrified (both at me and their grand-daughters), but I told them the world moves on. I strengthened my argument by pointing out that they had lived in a time when it was considered normal to address a married woman as Mrs John Smith. How ludicrous was that?

If I'm forced to give a title, I'll use 'Ms' - it doesn't sound as odd now as it did 30-odd years ago.

It should, of course, be McDonalds', as it was founded by two brothers McDonald...

@jigjag: not sure what I posted that led to your question about Shute. (Also, don't know who Shute is, sorry!)

@malone: I'll take that 9, with gratitude for such a high score. (Being a published post, I am grateful for positive feedback.)

My parents always taught me to address men as
J. Smith Esq. (Presumably it stood for Esquire!).
Nowadays I usually write John Smith.

Malone

Yes I used to like Wimpies, waitperson service and knives and forks.

I had to laugh years ago when somebody referred to the Prime Minister as "Mrs Denis Thatcher".

ChrisE

I think I will refer to them as McD........... to avoid confusion
I don't suppose the brothers were called Ronald and Donald?

Sorry, jigjag - Richard and Maurice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s

Rossim, my father-in-law wanted and expected 'Esquire' on his mail - it always seemed daft to me and I'm glad it's wandered off into oblivion.

Jigjag, when I was listing names for the Golden Arches 'restaurant', I couldn't bring myself to include 'Maccy Ds'. I'm sure you'd never use such a chavvy term.

Of all the burger joints in the world, the only one I could tolerate was the Wimpy - mainly for the reasons you listed. Another big plus was having the food served on a plate.