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  1. Is it acceptable in American English to pronounce "grocery" as …

    Apr 8, 2015 · 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", …

  2. Is it common to use “grocery” as a verb? - English Language

    6 Grocery shop is a common collocation in which shop is used in the verb sense and grocery is a colloquially back-formed singular of the object of shopping: groceries (groceries being what …

  3. "I'm going to go to the store" vs "I'm going to the store" to ...

    Jan 25, 2019 · When I talk to someone and I want to finish the conversation and say that I am heading out to the store right now, should I use "I'm going to go to the store" or "I'm going to …

  4. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 17, 2018 · In this specific case of a coffee stall we could say coffee vendor to describe the Barista. The general phrase for seller of food and beverages and other mechandise is Street …

  5. Is there a better term for a groceries divider bar?

    Jan 21, 2015 · Divider is the most commonly appearing word in all the variant names used by advertising companies and manufacturers that appear in a search: grocery divider, checkout …

  6. Word to call a person that works in a store

    Oct 7, 2013 · What kind of store do you mean? Dept store? Grocery store? The answer may vary. Also, many larger stores have cashiers, stockers, and salespersons.

  7. I work "in a grocery store" or "at a grocery store" [duplicate]

    They are almost interchangeable, but you could convey a subtle difference in meaning. If you're trying to describe your job / what you do, you'd want to say you work "at" a grocery store. …

  8. Blanket term for things we often buy at grocery store that are not ...

    Feb 24, 2016 · 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 …

  9. Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?

    May 30, 2013 · I remember when staying a few months in the US years ago that I saw some people using the abbreviations below. However, I can't exactly remember in which contexts I …

  10. What are the differences between "shop," "shoppe," and "store"?

    Jan 24, 2011 · 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 …