At the Store
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These shoppers are buying Christmas presents. | A waiter brings food or drinks to your table in a restaurant. |
"I"m going to the store." can have a variety of meanings in English because there are a wide variety of different stores. "Store" can be a Supermarket, a Convenience Store, a neighborhood grocery store, a shoe store, a clothing store, a hardware store, a paint store, a book and magazine store, a butcher shop, a candy store, an automotive parts store, a toy store or a pet store. A store can be a tiny 2 m. by 3 m. newspaper and magazine store or a huge "open 24 hours" Super Wal-mart as large as several football fields.
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You must pay an annual fee to have an American Express credit card. | This character is "broke". That means he has NO money. | Only small or old stores still use a cash register like this. | This person is a cashier waiting for a customer to buy something. |
"I"m going to the store." can mean you are going to buy a pack of cigarettes, a week"s worth of groceries, a pair of shoes or a new television set. Sometimes it means that you are bored and just plan to "window shop" - walk along the street or walk up and down the aisles of a large store or mall looking at the merchandise on display.
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"Discover" is the newest of the major credit cards. | The woman took her dress to the Cleaners to be dry cleaned. | This is a service station or gas station attendant pumping gas into a car. | These paper bags are full of groceries |