Originally Posted by djplong

Richie...

How about when someone says a phrase like "I shall no longer patronize this establishment". Establishment is a NOUN, not a verb. That's what it is in the Constitution - but people keep thinking "establishment of religion" is worded "establishment of A religion". It's an easy mistake to make because the word 'establishment' isn't really used that way very much these days.

One of the local churches here has several "establishments" - the church itself, a hospital, a soup kitchen and I think they still have a school.