When did shops become stores??

Seamai wrote: »

We called them."queen cakes" while I had friends who called them "fairy cakes".

BUNS

:mad:

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Not hugely important in the greater scheme of things, but all sorts of lobbyists, representatives, commentators, and presenters in the media over the last few weeks talking about the 'stores' reopening next week... Hardware Stores, Homeware Stores, Clothes Stores, everything except the Food Store really.

WTF??? What happened the humble shop?

Great question, & one that really annoys me too!

We've always gone shopping in Ireland, always gone to the shops, shops will be closed on the Bank Holiday, all shops open early for the New Year sales, I'm taking the children to the shops, shall I go to the corner shop?

Always shops, until now

...and I will continue to call them shops, and I will continue to go shopping, I will also use the elevator Lift to go up to the next floor of the shopping mall centre, I will then pick up my car in the Car lot Park and drive home, making sure not to clip the sidewalk pavement as I turn the corner beside that truck lorry .....

Bloody Americanisms should be stamped out at every opportunity, otherwise we'll lose everything.

Math is another one that's creeping in, and Pat Kenny is one very guilty presenter in the promotion of Math (instead of the indeginous Maths)✓

Grrrrrr :mad:

Puppies is another one.

They're pups FFS

Deleted User wrote: »

Yankese is supplanting Hiberno-English.

As has been happening since the invention of the Talkie in 1927.

And saying "like' in the middle of a sentence to embelish what one is saying. "And there I was like, in the middle of the road". And what about being super excited. You cant turn it up to 11, you're either excited or not. Whats that all about (i was just about to write WTF is that all about but thats another Americanism).

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Math is another one that's creeping in, and Pat Kenny is one very guilty presenter in the promotion of Math (instead of the indeginous Maths)✓

That's true! Pat Kenny always talking about "doing the math" :mad:

I'm surprised at the demise of "at" as "stay at home" became "stay home". Idiots.

Gerry T wrote: »

Movies?? you mean "the pictures"

Fillums .

When the **** did takeaway become takeout?

Friends, that's when

I was like , "What time is it?"

She was like , "Four thirdee"

Thinking about it, I tend to use "shop" for small places and "store" for larger places. I've visited a couple of Walmart Superstores while visiting friends in Texas, the word "shop" just doesn't come close to describing those places. So here it's a Centra corner shop and Dunnes Stores for me.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

"I could care less" about this theme.

That one always confused me. If one could care less it means they care to a certain degree at the moment.