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Why do people add an S to Kroger?
My guess is adding an “s” to the end of grocery store names is a holdover from when many stores used the last name of the store owners as their names. These “last name-apostrophe s” stores were so common that many people instinctively add an “s” to the end of the grocery store name, regardless of its name or origin.
Why do people add S to the end of stores?
It’s a concept called “productivity” in linguistics. “It could be kind of to mark definiteness a bit,” Kiesling said. “Or it’s a place they go to regularly, so it sort of marks that we should as a listener know which specific store they’re talking about.”
What types of grocery stores are there?
- 3.1.1 Neighborhood/”mom-and-pop” grocery.
- 3.1.2 Convenience store.
- 3.1.3 Delicatessen.
- 3.1.4 Greengrocer.
- 3.1.5 Health food store.
- 3.1.6 Milk bar.
Why does everyone say Aldis?
Because many stores use a possessive to describe their stores, there are a fair number of people who do the same with Aldi, including many long-time shoppers. But there is no apostrophe in Aldi. It’s not “Aldi’s.” It’s “Aldi.” Aldi was originally founded by the Albrecht family near Essen, Germany, in 1913.
Did Kroger ever have an S at the end?
The South is an interesting area, especially if you’re not from the South. When you do this, you’ll likely either say you’re going to Kroger’s or The Walmarts. There is no S in either store, but don’t let that stop you from adding them.
Why do we say Aldis instead of Aldi?
So Aldi is not a name. It’s a mashup of the Albrecht family name and the German word for discount. It’s a little like what Sam Walton did when he mashed up part of his last name with the word “mart,” a mostly outdated term for a place where things are bought and sold, to create Wal-Mart (which later became Walmart).
Is there an S in Aldi?
Because many stores use a possessive to describe their stores, there are a fair number of people who do the same with Aldi, including many long-time shoppers. But there is no apostrophe in Aldi. It’s not “Aldi’s.” It’s “Aldi.” Here’s why.