Shoppe? is this English?
Hi, there,
Please, is there any difference between shop and shoppe?
Also, do they sound the same? Or should I stress the end of "shopPE"?
tks!
Top answer
1. No – they mean the same. 'Shoppe' is non-standard and is used by some to give a quaint, old-fashioned effect.
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- No – they mean the same.
- 'Shoppe' is non-standard and is used by some to give a quaint, old-fashioned effect.
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- They usually sound the same, though a lot of people say 'shoppy' – mostly to express ridicule at the pretentiousness of it.
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1. No – they mean the same. 'Shoppe' is non-standard and is used by some to give a quaint, old-fashioned effect.
2. They usually sound the same, though a lot of people say 'shoppy' – mostly to express ridicule at the pretentiousness of it.
0Shoppe is one of several Middle English variations of shop. It appears in Chaucer. When the printing press came to England, each printer decided how to spell the words.
Here is a cute video on English spelling...
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