why isnt there an apostophy in MacDonalds, if it belongs to MacDonald?

jademonkey: why isnt there an apostophy in MacDonalds, if it belongs to MacDonald?

yeah i know i spelt McDonalds wrong and missed out an apostophy in isn’t… but then again, im not a multi-billion dollar multinational who should know better.

Answers and Views:

Answer by tkdgrl4life05
lol nice english dude maybe it doesnt belong to macdonald

GO JEFF GORDON

Answer by apiepie
b/c when MacDonald founded MacDonalds he was a hick and he didn’t have correct grammer

Answer by indignant_&_impervious
what the hell is MacDonalds

Answer by blackknightninja
because it is spelled MacDonalds

Answer by Curious
I don’t understand why someone with your command of English and grammar would worry about that.

Answer by jenny
maybe it’s plural because it was named after all of the MacDonalds in the family

Answer by seahawksmd
It doesn’t belong to McDonald, and it was just named that way. Over time, the logo and corporate identity has changed so now McDonalds is a statement of their global presence. It’s a company, they can name it as the see fit.

Answer by emgee
Maybe McDondald sold it, and it no longer belongs to him.

Answer by drumrchick
Because Americans are stupid. Have you ever known people that add an “s” to every business that doesn’t actually have one? That drives me crazy.

By the way, why didn’t you use an apostrophe in “isnt”?

Answer by van kedileri
it doesn’t

Answer by memere
It is not a possessive pronoun, It means it belongs to everyone. A good business move on their part.

Answer by yahzmin19904
Actually, it does have an apostrophe (correct spelling), which you will see if you go to the web site below (site name does not due to not being able to for site names). Wander around — apostrophe’s all over the place.

Answer by chelle
Oddly enough, the founder of McDonald’s isn’t even someone named McDonald, it is like Roy Kroc or something like that. But I know what you mean, one of the things that drives me crazy when we go to our local Sonic burger is a sign as you are leaving the drive thru- “Sonic Thank’s You” . Dude!! There should totally not be an apostrophy there!

Answer by manonthestreet1
Because it’s uses in the collective sense, as in referring to a family. It’s not being possessive of the restaruant, just stating the name of the family that owns it. When you’re referring to the Smith family you say, “The Smiths” not “The Smith’s”, unless you’re talking about their backyard pool which would be “The Smith’s pool”
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Oh, and Ray Kroc did own it, but he bought the original place from …. you guessed it, a family name McDonald