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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. word choice - Can I call a cashier in a store a “clerk”? - English ...

    Dec 23, 2024 · As to the first part of your question—about cashiers—Merriam-Webster gives as its definition 3c of clerk “one who works at a sales or service counter,” and it provides the …

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

    Generally if you work at a grocery store, that would entail working in a grocery store.

  5. 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 …

  6. A term for "Groceries, toiletries & Conveniences" everyday products

    Nov 18, 2011 · Is there a common term that covers both groceries & conveniences. Products that one would purchase either at supermarkets or corner stores? Is there a venue type that …

  7. 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.

  8. What are the machines at the grocery store entrance called?

    Jul 12, 2014 · 1 What are the machines at the grocery store entrance called? I'm talking about the 'CoinStar' machines specifically, but what is the general name for them? I'm planning on …

  9. 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 …

  10. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    The produce aisle is usually rather different from other aisles in a supermarket or grocery store. It is usually wide and runs along the wall: the right-hand wall in right-hand–drive countries and …