r/mildlyinfuriating • u/DudeFoods • 22h ago
This sandwich shop near me constantly adds an apostrophe to the word paninis
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u/Relievedtobefree 22h ago
Most people don't know how to use apostrophes properly.
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u/DudeFoods 22h ago
It's so weird to me that they think the plural of panini needs one, but then don't do it with the plural of sub but I agree. There are so many people who think that anything with an S on the end needs an apostrophe.
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u/ReadingRambo152 21h ago
Technically panini is the plural version of panino so it doesnāt need the s either lol
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 19h ago
Mmm that was a delicious raviolo
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u/ivanparas 17h ago
Slurp up that spaghetto
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u/ratbum 18h ago
The slices with pepperono are the best
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u/distorsore 17h ago
Pepperoni isn't an Italian word. Peperoni Is the italian word for peppers so Peperone Is the singular for peperoni
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u/Dry_Presentation_197 21h ago
Somewhat related:
My phone tries to auto correct "well" to "we'll" every fucking time I type it. It's infuriating.
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u/A_Concerned_Mando 17h ago
Thatās funny, mine does the exact opposite. Iām always trying to type āweāllā and it will never allow it, and will always change it to well, even after going back and manually changing it, after pressing space it changes it back to well. Wow, Literally just happened to me three times trying to type this, so frustrating.
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u/Glittering_Cow945 19h ago
Panini IS already a plural. One is called a panino, "little bread" So both the s and the apostrophe are wrong.
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u/mmwhatchasaiyan 21h ago
Might be the auto correct on their phone. Mine always seems to incorrectly add apostrophes to words I add an āsā at the end of lol
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u/Stainless_Heart 18h ago
Autocorrect is a learning function. It does it because it was taught that way by the user, and can be easily un-taught by correcting the autocorrect on the screen.
Which means there is still no excuse, and there are people that do not care how crappy their presentation to the world appears. It's a similar issue with people who video horizontal things in portrait mode and who screenshot and re-post with black borders instead of taking a few seconds to crop them out.
But at the very least, these things serve as a good indicator of what to expect from people. As the expression goes, "how you do one thing is how you do everything."
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u/badgersruse 2h ago
Autocorrect is a learning function. Ha ha. It is a make shit up function on ios at least.
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u/Sbatio 21h ago edited 21h ago
What if they think itās a possessive title?
Like Samās Hotdog, or Reeceās Pieces, or Mama Lionettesās Little Italian bakery.
Some person named Panini invented this way to cook sandwiches on both sides!!!
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u/Necessary_Ad2114 11h ago
Thereās a restaurant on I-95 in Florida called Tacoās Queen. Like, itās the queen that belongs to (or is sworn to) by one single taco.Ā
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u/i-hate-jurdn 19h ago
54% of people in the states are below a 6th grade reading level.
I imagine MOST people don't know how to use it.
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u/turtleship_2006 15h ago
I imagine MOST people don't know how to use it.
Most people in the states, if you want to use reading level stats that are from the US
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u/i-hate-jurdn 15h ago
Hate to break it to you, but even though some countries have great education and an educated population, much of the world does not.
I don't know for certain, but "most" still may apply.
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u/SebVettelstappen 20h ago
I really dont get whatās āso hard underāsātand about apoāstropheās.
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u/powdered_dognut 19h ago
Ducking autocorrect doesn't know how to use them either. I get tired of removing them so I let them fly. If it confuses people, upsets them, or they don't understand the word because of an apostrophe, I'm ducking sorry.
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u/turtleship_2006 15h ago
You missed a golden joke opportunity
You were literally one character away
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u/Effective_Egg_3066 21h ago
Not to be that guy, but it's actually "apostrophe's"
Really goes to show how hard it is to understand the rules around that word
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u/yellowsubmarinr 21h ago
I canāt tell if this is a troll but you are not correct lolĀ
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u/Distuted 21h ago
Says the guy using the apostrophe wrong, it's cant
Really goes to show how hard it is to understand the rules around that word
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u/PhilosophySignal3634 21h ago
Well yea.Ā It's short for panini's monster.Ā Panini was the doctor.
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u/mangosaresweet 21h ago
Thereās a restaurant near me that spells ātoastā wrong on their menu at least five times.
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u/beardedgamerdad 22h ago
They are asking if you want Panini's sandwich. They took it from Panini. I bet he's miffed about losing out on lunch.
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u/FlorianTheLynx 21h ago
Iām sufficiently anally retentive that I will sometimes avoid places like this. My justification is that if they canāt even bother to spell their own products correctly, what other corners are they cutting?
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u/adie_mitchell 21h ago
Panini is already the plural. Panino is the singular. So that's doubly infuriating!
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u/germinal_velocity 22h ago
I love this. There's an entire book on a related topic. V. entertaining.
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u/weedtrek 17h ago
When it comes to eggs, "fresh" is the questionable adjective. Fresh eggs can be weeks old. It doesn't make a huge difference, I honestly don't know if eggs that are still warm from the chicken actually taste better but having had them, you definitely think they do.
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u/germinal_velocity 17h ago
Your comment would be perfect if the quotes were around the word fresh. The humor comes from them being placed around a totally inappropriate word. I had this book and it actually made me laugh out loud.
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u/Iam_McLovin420 21h ago
Thatās not even a panini itās just a grilled white bread sandwich.
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u/003402inco 16h ago
Any bread with stuff in it mashed in a press =panini on most menus in the US. Got to have those tale tale griddle makes.
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u/Ballard_Viking66 22h ago
I would never go there just because of that. Yes I can be petty
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u/DudeFoods 22h ago
I almost wanna correct them about it, but I don't wanna seem rude.
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u/ohdearitsrichardiii 20h ago
Don't do it, some people become agressive if you tell them they made a mistake
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u/AlwaysTheTeddy 21h ago
You are all mistaken. They do it because the guy that makes em is called panini mic drop
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u/TeachBS 15h ago
Donāt get me started. Former English teacher here. Biggest annoyance for me is people who use āI ā as an object pronoun instead of a subject.
Simply separate into two sentences to see if it fits the sentence.
(She and I went to the store) She went to the store. I went to the store
I(It is for my brother and ME.) It is for my brother. It is for ME (NOT I) I am so tired of people thinking they sound so smart or proper. Someone actually tried to correct me and said āI thought you taught English.ā Unbelievable. I never correct people I am talking to, but since she brought it upā¦she was embarrassed a few minutes later.
Forming possessives is a whole other can of worms.
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u/Carthax12 21h ago
My last name ends with an S.
It's ridiculous how often we get mail addressed either to The _____s's or The _____'s.
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u/yellowsubmarinr 21h ago
People just donāt know how to use the apostrophe. Itās all over reddit, too, and it is definitely mildly infuriatingĀ
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u/Santos_L_Halper_II 20h ago
The solution here is to grammar shame them until they give the keys of the social media accounts over to someone who can read.
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u/Norgaard93 19h ago
As an italian, hearing "panini" referred to a single sandwich already low key triggers me. It's one sandwich guys, that makes it a "panino"
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u/Emotional-Site9017 18h ago
My aunt will text my sister and I and say āhey favorite nieceāsāš„²i dont have the heart to correct her
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u/Silly_Stable_ 18h ago
Panini is already a plural word. You donāt need the āsā at all. Itās Italian.
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u/grantnel2002 22h ago
I need more examples.
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u/ImplodingBillionaire 22h ago
I have a feeling that they think āpaninisā looks/ends like āpenisā like someone could read it āpuh-NEE-nissā or something but idk
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u/partisancord69 21h ago
Could be autocorrect? I had that issue with a different word earlier today. Not sure why it would autocorrect to that but it could be the case.
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u/GenericUsername817 21h ago
The guy that makes the Paninis is named Panini, these are Panini's Paninis
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u/Thyandar 20h ago
Something I always do is to try convince new friends and acquaintances that panini is plural and paninus is singular. It's believable superficially because latin pluralization but also funny because sometimes they'll say Paninus straight faced in conversation.
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u/Flaky-Gazelle 18h ago
Itās semi-colons for me š, I just sort of sprinkle them in there like itās paprika or something lmao
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u/AsleepGarbage5306 18h ago
Maybe it's a person NAMED panini they're talking about! You never know!!
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u/Demon_of_Order 16h ago
so, is it possible they're not English natives? In Dutch by example that would be the correct way of writing about multiple panini. It'd make sense to make this mistake
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u/infoagerevolutionist 16h ago
The word "panini" works it doesn't need the "s" there at all. The "i" at the end of words in Italian is what "s" does in English: pluralizes.
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u/JigWM 16h ago
In Europe you'll sometimes see English plurals with apostrophes because a vowel+s at the end of a word will be pronounced differently under the rules of their language.
Obviously, I'm not saying that's what is happening here, although it would be extra funny if it were in Italy and they were treating panini/paninis as an English word.
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u/SomethingAbtU 14h ago
Native English speakers are quick to mock people who speak English as a second language, but it's very common for native English speakers to:
-Mix up there, their, and they're
-Use the wrong too, to, or two
-Put commas in the wrong place or don't use them at all
-Use apostrophes for plurals or putting one in a possessive pronoun (its)
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u/Diela1968 13h ago
A) I would reply to their posts that you do NOT use an apostrophe when pluralizing a word. More people need to know this because it drives me crazy.
B) Also add to the reply that panini is already plural.
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u/limejuicethrowaway 7h ago
A brewery near me is constantly referencing Togo beer instead of to-go. I don't think they mean to say the beer is made in a small West African country.
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u/aim4theface 11h ago
If something so minute so small so who fives an f! Bothers you? You might want to seek a life!
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u/Le_Zouave 20h ago
You want to know?
Panini's and paninis are both correct outside of Italy.
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u/phallusaluve 18h ago
Panini's is never correct unless you're talking about something that belongs to Panini
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u/iTwango 21h ago
Isn't the word panini already plural in Italian?