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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
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What is the AmEng for "newsagent" and "newsagent's"?

Hi,

(1) Would it be correct to say that newsagent (BE) = newsdealer (AE)?
(2) What is the AE equivalent of "newsagent's"?

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Today in N. America, the newspaper business is changing rapidly because of the internet. I no longer see any stores or individuals who sell only newspapers.

— Clive

  • Today in N.
  • America, the newspaper business is changing rapidly because of the internet.
  • I no longer see any stores or individuals who sell only newspapers.
  • The result is that I never hear such words used.
  • Clive
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Today in N. America, the newspaper business is changing rapidly because of the internet. I no longer see any stores or individuals who sell only newspapers.
The result is that I never hear such words used.

Clive
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CliveThe result is that I never hear such words used.
These words (newsagent, newsagent's) are taken from the English textbook ("Spotlight") my nephew (12 years old boy) studies in class. For some reason, our English teachers (I mean Russian nationals teaching English at secondary schools) seem to still prefer British English courses. Perh
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MUSCOVITEThese words (newsagent, newsagent's) are taken from the English textbook ("Spotlight")
Perhaps it is simply an American newsboy or newspaper boy?
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In Britain, we frequently refer to the place where we can buy newspapers as a newsagent('s), though they normally also sell tobacco products and confectionery. So, we sometimes refer to such shops as the corner shop (it's often on a street corner), the convenience store, or, most often, by the name of the proprietor. Some people still have a newspaper delivered to their door e
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fivejedjonIn Britain, we frequently refer to the place where we can buy newspapers as a newsagent('s),
newsstand (AmE)

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Didn't they used to be called newsvendors in the USA?
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Rover_KEDidn't they used to be called newsvendors in the USA?
That sounds reasonable, but it's not a word I say or hear much — nor "newsstand" for that matter.

CJ
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It's a newsdealer around here. They sell magazines and lottery tickets and such, too. A newsstand is an outdoor street kiosk, common in the cities here.
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Many thanks to everyone for their interesting replies/comments Emotion: shake hands

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