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Tinanam0102 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

on shelf

Hi teachers,

Are these sentences natural? Is on shelf even correct?

Product xxx will be on shelf next month.
Product xxx will be on shelf of every supermarket.

Thanks
  

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"on shelf next month" sounds wrong to me. I would say "on the shelves next month". However, I do remember a time when "in store" sounded horribly wrong to me too, and now it is everywhere (in the UK).

— GPY

  • "on shelf next month" sounds wrong to me.
  • I would say "on the shelves next month".
  • However, I do remember a time when "in store" sounded horribly wrong to me too, and now it is everywhere (in the UK).
  • I still hate it, but what can you do?
  • I suppose it is possible that "on shelf" is on a similar path.
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"on shelf next month" sounds wrong to me. I would say "on the shelves next month". However, I do remember a time when "in store" sounded horribly wrong to me too, and now it is everywhere (in the UK). I still hate it, but what can you do? I suppose it is possible that "on shelf" is on a similar path.

Nevertheless, "on shelf of every supermarket" is definitely wrong, whatever the individua
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GPY I would say "on the shelves next month".
Me too. Or possibly "in stores."
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BarbaraPAMe too. Or possibly "in stores."
Barbara, whereabouts are you from? I ask because I wondered if "on shelf" might be an American innovation.
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Eastern part of the US, but with Southern and California roots, so those speech patterns are in me too.
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Hi GYP, hi BarbaraPA,

Do you mean 'in stores' and 'on the shelves of every supermaket' are correct?

Thanks
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