[Tagging] shop=gun shop=guns shop=weapons shop=firearms

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 at 14:38, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <
tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

> Jun 20, 2023, 01:36 by gdt at lexort.com:
>
> In English, the adjective for the shop tends to be singular, when that
> adjective is a noun. The plural just sounds funny. For example we have
> "car dealer", "grocery store", "grocery store", "cell phone store", etc.
> So I am fine with shop=guns being viewed as a typo for shop=gun.
>
> Can anyone else confirm this? I though that shop=guns would be preferable
>

As Steve put it so eloquently, you go to the gun shop to buy gun*s*.

Similarly, in Australia, you also go to the bottle shop to buy bottle*s*
(of alcohol).

As he said - blame English! :-)

Thanks

Graeme
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