What are places that sell toys to children called in the US and the UK? Thank you :)
I'm assuming "toy store" in AmE and "toy shop" in BrE but I was wondering if the two would be used in both dialects depending on the size of the shop.
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Both can be used.
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They are definitely both used in AmE, but I think the word "shop" sounds smaller than "store." So bigger stores, smaller shops. Hope that helped! :)
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"Store" is the common word in North America. In my limited experience (having heard "shop" perhaps 20 times in 20 years), "shop" is used occasionally for a very small business, almost always with one worker, such as a tobacco shop (obsolete now), a tailor shop, a dress shop, or a lawnmower repair shop.
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Both are OK in the UK, but "shop" is more common unless it is really big.
In the UK, we often say "I am going to the shop(s) " (i.e. the grocery store/corner shop or when the precise shop(s) is known). I never hear, "I am going to the store". That would mark someone out as American (or American-influenced).
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Thank you very much Nanren :)
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