- Is it acceptable in American English to pronounce grocery as groshery?
For example, pronouncing GROCERY as GRAW-SER-AY would be incorrect; which essentially sums up my argument While it is true that a word can be pronounced "incorrectly", this particular word has several "correct", and widespread pronunciations that are under-represented in many dictionaries
- Word to call a person that works in a store
What kind of store do you mean? Dept store? Grocery store? The answer may vary Also, many larger stores have cashiers, stockers, and salespersons
- Blanket term for things we often buy at grocery store that are not . . .
I’m looking for a term to cover the kinds of things that we frequently buy at the grocery store but that are not actually groceries The term needs to include things like: toilet paper, kitchen napkins, band aids, detergents (laundry, dish), cleansers, bath soap and shampoo, paper towels, trash bags, hand cream, tooth paste, sun block, hair
- prepositions - Does until [date] mean before that date? - English . . .
What does until mean in the following? You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18, 2011) to meet your deadline and get paid Does this mean that I have to deliver the produ
- A list with only one item - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
It may be grammatically correct, or correct in certain casual documents such as a grocery list (I am unaware of any grocery-list police), but is not a best or even good practice in more formal documents (anything involving an outline, for instance)—with one exception, discussed below
- A single word for regularly visited place
The local grocery store is among Joe's regularly visited places However, I was wondering whether a single word (noun or adjective) or a better expression to convey this idea exists
- What does off to mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There is a book titled Off to a Flying Start: Horsing Around the Language What does off to mean? I did some research on it and I feel it means going to do, but I still need your confirmation
- What are the differences between shop, shoppe, and store?
Grocery Store buy food and many other consumables Online Store buy anything! :D Shoppe Generally a fancier term, as @Jigar Joshi mentioned, to give an air of authenticity and aristocracy Coffee Shoppe here you can buy even more expensive fancy coffee But where ever you go, you'll end up shopping regardless of the store
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