Shop or store? The nouns shop and store are used somewhat differently in American and British English. In general, Americans use store the way the British use shop — to describe any room or building where people can buy things or pay for a service.
Definition of shop. as in store. also shoppe an establishment where goods are sold to consumers the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state. store. market.
: a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store. b. or less commonly shoppe. ˈshäp. : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services.
where you buy something. enlarge image. [countable] (especially British English) a building or part of a building where you can buy goods or services. to open/close/run a shop.
In Britain, they call it a shop. It seems to be something to do with America being very business centered as in "this is a place for our retailers to store their items to sell", whereas in Britain it would be more "this is a place for our population to shop for things that they need".
It comes from a mix of Old French, German and Old English. Eschoppe from Old French (meaning booth), Schopf from German (meaning porch), and Shippon from Old English (meaning cattle shed). So the first usage of the word can be traced to mean a booth or porch where cattle was bought and sold.
Shop is British English, and store is American English. Pretty well known, and nothing too confusing. They both come from slightly different origins, but came fairly logically to mean the same thing. Store is pretty straightforward, referring to a place in which goods were stored in order to then be sold.
In the United Kingdom, terms in common usage include "supermarket" (for larger grocery stores), "corner shop", "convenience shop", or "grocery" (meaning a grocery shop) for smaller stores. "Grocery store", being a North American term, is not used.
Though the influence of American TV in the UK means the word 'mall' is used fairly often as well. I have never heard a British person say 'strip mall', though; 'row of shops' would be used instead. A mall. Or a shopping centre or what its called.
These stores are located at street crossings, main roadways, and colony corners. Street stalls are another name for them. There are only a few spaces available in these shops. They sell a variety of low-cost articles such as hosiery, toys, and periodicals.
The Tulip Tree is believed to be the oldest working shop in the UK and first opened during the reign of Henry VI 570 years ago, according to its website. Constantinople fell the year it opened and by the end of 1453, the French had defeated the English in the Hundred Years' War.
What is the difference between a shop and a store?
A ''shop'' means any premises that sell retail goods, often of a single kind such as electrical goods, clothes, groceries, etc. ''Store'' tends to means a larger establishment that is divided into sections and sells several types of goods.
Yankee is sometimes abbreviated as “Yank.” People from all over the world, including Great Britain, Australia, and South America, use the term to describe Americans. (In Spanish, it's spelled yanqui.) Sometimes, it's a negative description.
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Common noun = person, place or thing that doesn't need a capital letter e.g. man, shop, game, book, river. Proper noun = person, place or name of something that starts with a capital letter e.g. Millie, Oxton, Europa Swimming Pool, River Dee.
The Tulip Tree in Chiddingstone, west Kent, dates back to 1453 and was once owned by the father of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. The Grade I listed building includes a tea room, general store and post office. However, anyone looking to take on the property is being told they must keep it as a shop.
