Date:  Thu, 12 May 1994 13:54:09 -0500

From:  mftcf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU

Subject: Re: genitive in names of businesses



> >Tim

> Also, in Michigan, many people say 'Kmart's' or 'Walmart's'. But this seems

> to be somewhat different since the person who owns the business isn't named

> Kmart or Walmart (cf. Kroger).



But it is like "Eagle's." Maybe this is everywhere, since a major

dialect boundary separates Michigan and central Ill.