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Compare: - Rosi's Bar - Rosis Bar With the first it's immidiately clear that Rosi is a woman's name and that the bar belongs to her. With the second it's not
by amadeuspagel 2y ago
Compare:
- Rosi's Bar
- Rosis Bar
With the first it's immidiately clear that Rosi is a woman's name and that the bar belongs to her. With the second it's not clear at all what Rosis is. Maybe some kind drink?
- layer8 2y agoOr some unkind drink.
- BeretEnjoyer 2y agoIt's not unclear at all without the apostrophe, because in German, compound words are written without spaces. If it was indeed a bar that specialized in a drink called "Rosis", it would be spelled "Rosisbar". The space makes it immediately apparent that it's a bar operated by someone called Rosi.
- amadeuspagel 2y agoCompare: - Sport Bar - Lounge Bar - Cafe Bar (All from real german bar names.) - Rosis Bar Rosis could just as well be a word like Sport, Lounge or Cafe.
- layer8 2y agoCorrect German orthography would require a hyphen for the interpretation as a compound noun. Rosis-Bar = a bar serving (or otherwise related to) “Rosis” Rosis Bar = Rosi’s bar