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Groceries, they have a term ‘grocery.’ It’s an old term, but it means basically what you’re buying foods. It’s pretty accurate term, but it’s an old fashioned sound.
Groceries, they have a term ‘grocery.’ It’s an old term, but it means basically what you’re buying foods. It’s pretty accurate term, but it’s an old fashioned sound.
Because you bought food in “gross” – or, large quantities.
Groceries are what you buy from a grocer at a grocery store
Grocer is one of those terms where it gets increasingly evident that English is Germanic Hill with a French castle built on top.
I was about to correct you on that but I looked it up and you’re more correct than me.
I thought groceries were more like packaged goods and not necessarily edible.
Like here in Australia if I went to a super market and bought steak and veggies I wouldn’t say “I’m just out buying some groceries”.
Another example, “I buy my veggies from the veggie shop, steak from the butcher, and then other groceries from the super market”.
I guess it is a somewhat old term. becoming less popular I suppose.