Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 16:10:22 +0100

From: Jenny Becker beckerj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OMRI.CZ

Subject: Re: Lexical choice?





On Thu, 5 Oct 1995, Kathleen M. O'Neill wrote:



That reminds me of the phrase my mother used to use for grocery shopping:

"food-shopping."

No one I know now uses this phrase.

Anyone heard it?



In my family, we say "grocery-shopping" or just use "going to the grocery

store" instead of "going shopping."



Jenny Becker

beckerj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]omri.cz