The food stuff place for where you buy things to eat

[PurpleNurple]

I am having a serious debate with a dear friend of mine. I would like y'all's opinion on the matter.

One of us says that when they are going to purchase gorceries that they are going to the "grocery". The other believes you have to say you are going to the "grocery store".

So, if one says they are going to the "grocery", does that actually imply they are going to the grocery store? Do you think the store part is neccessary or not?

 

[Dominion]

the grocery store

 

[Ducttape]

always been Grocery Store.

...I guess the 'store' is superfluous, but it just doesn't sound the same

 

[Crashman]

Your "dear friend" may have been trying to make the point that while either term is generally accepted, the "correct" term would be "grocery store". Similar to "drug store", "gun store", "hardware store", or my favorite, "liquor store".

(Ducttape, your sig is stretching the forums )

 

[Britishbrat1993]

Store...or Grocery...either one really. Usually store.

 

[PeterGriffin]

im gonna go to da shops
thats what i say

 

[Chase]

store.

 

[FluffyTDestroyer]

... where's the vote for "Market"?

 

[Carmine]

I usually just say store.

 

[WaterSnake]

The grocery? That just doesn't make sense. What is she thinking?

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

I say im going to publix.

 

[PurpleNurple]

I am very sad and disappointed in y'all's lack of creativity in your every day lives and how you purposely waste precious superfluous words. You know there is a limit. Each person only has a set amount of words they are given for life. Once you use them you die. There is no need for the store and I care about you guys. DON'T WASTE YOUR WORDS!!!!!

 

[Britishbrat1993]

I'm guessing you were pro for The Grocery

 

[koolaid]

i say im going for food but grocery store works

 

[Angeal]

I say im going to publix.

I go there too!!

 

[Crashman]

I am very sad and disappointed in y'all's lack of creativity in your every day lives and how you purposely waste precious superfluous words. You know there is a limit. Each person only has a set amount of words they are given for life. Once you use them you die. There is no need for the store and I care about you guys. DON'T WASTE YOUR WORDS!!!!!

There is so much irony in this post.

 

[featherfoot07]

I say "Store" myself. But, in rural Texas, you here a lot of crazy things.
I've also heard things like

Wally mart

food cubby

and even outrageous things like

I'm going to that place where you buy food, you know....the Sears

Texas, you've gotta love it!

 

[iamchi001]

I say grocery store. I do agree with featherfoot07, where we live you can hear some crazy stuff.

 

[TcVinsky]

I just say store "Ok, gonna go to the store, you guys want somethin?" Grocery has way too many syllables
Never heard someone say "Going to the grocery"...it makes it sound incomplete imo

 

[CroutonsofDeath{RD}]

Neither of those. I call the place from where I buy things to eat 'The place full of smelly people with shiny floors, lots of food, and a pharmaceutical stand where the workers are clearly high on something and get arrested every week.' Yep. That's the local grocery store here for you.