http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/rationale Questions tagged with 'rationale' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:50:40 -0800 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:50:40 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/32392/Where%2Ddid%2Dthe%2DQuizno%2Dapostrophe%2Dand%2Dplural%2Dgo Why is Quiznos Sub the official name of the sandwich shop and not Quizno's Subs? The name of "Quiznos Sub" has bugged me for some time, but today I came across <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiznos_Sub">the Wikipedia article</a> that mentions they were formerly "Quizno's Subs."<br> <br> Why on earth would a company do that? What good reason could there be to make the sandwich singular? Why take away the possessive? When did they switch over?<br> <br> The Quizno's (or should I say Quiznos's?) website offers no illumination.<br> <br> Thoughts? Theories? Inside information? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.32392 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:50:40 -0800 grammar naming quiznos rationale Gucky