You don't often get these all in the same place....

[BobG]

Interesting shop....

BobG

[BobG]

Oops. Apologies. I didn't mean to attach it twice. I can't delete the topic to start again so I think it's here for keeps. Sorry again.

BobG

[Filo]

Took me a while to get there but got it in the end

[BobG]

I had to do a double take too Filo....

BobG

[belton rover]

A punctuation pedant suggests that the sentence is grammatically correct: A person known as BJ sells sweets and tobacco.
Correct use of apostrophes is so important.

[BillyStubbsTears]

I had to do a double take too Filo....

BobG

It gets darker.

He's a Tobacconist so that goes with the  tobacco.

He's a Confectioner, so that goes with the spice.

I assume the "Specialist" goes with the BJ's? The mind boggles.

[belton rover]

I had to do a double take too Filo....

BobG

It gets darker.

He's a Tobacconist so that goes with the  tobacco.

He's a Confectioner, so that goes with the spice.

I assume the "Specialist" goes with the BJ's? The mind boggles.

Goes with the BJ’s what?

[turnbull for england]

The sweets are to take the taste away

[Glyn_Wigley]

A punctuation pedant suggests that the sentence is grammatically correct: A person known as BJ sells sweets and tobacco.
Correct use of apostrophes is so important.

A true pedant would suggest that BJ owns the sweets and tobacco.

[belton rover]

A punctuation pedant suggests that the sentence is grammatically correct: A person known as BJ sells sweets and tobacco.
Correct use of apostrophes is so important.

A true pedant would suggest that BJ owns the sweets and tobacco.

Of course he does. Otherwise they wouldn’t be his to sell.

[Dutch Uncle]

Reminds me of the famous and well established spirits and liqueur chain in the Netherlands called Wijnand Fokkink

[mugnapper]

I often wondered who was the first cobbler to think ‘ Do you know what? I need to increase my takings, as shoe repairs aren’t a regular purchase. I know, I’ll offer a Key Cutting service. That’ll drag punters in’.
Why didn’t he just start selling fags, booze and newspapers?

[mugnapper]

OMG and this has just flashed into my brain.
What if it wasn’t a cobbler who offered Key Cutting services?
What if it was a Key Cutter who decided to offer, erm, Cobbling services to drag folk through the door??
This changes everything.

[SydneyRover]

Shouldn't it be tabaccos or even tabaccoes, surely more than one type is sold?