>>Craig,
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>>What's the one... I'm going up to the store."
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>>Best,
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>>DD
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>Oh...going to the store is another one:
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>"I'm going to the A&P"
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>They never say "the Pathmark", "the ShopRite", etc. "the" is only used when referring to A&P. In the south, "the" is used when referring to Piggly-Wiggly, but not with other chains.
That is because we don't want anyone to think that we are about to perform the act of piggly-wiggly.
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