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July 11, 2016 09:19 am PDT
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On the bewildering regional names for corner stores
The anglosphere has a bewildering proliferation of regional names for corner stores: "variety stores," "bodegas," "delis," "corner shops," "party stores," "package stores" (often shortened to the unfortunate "packies"), "offies/off-licenses," "milk bars," etc. (more…)
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