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Publix is the best <3
But we have Winn-Dixie's and Food Lion's and WalMart's and it's not just that, but "the WalMart's" and "the Eckerd's" (before they switched to CVS in the region).
I always thought it was a rural South thing, dating back to when these kinds of shops were named after the owner. I don't recall Target ever getting a possessive, though it did get "the". (Noting that the person who most commonly spoke like this around me died a year ago, but she was from rural Georgia.)
But we have Winn-Dixie's and Food Lion's and WalMart's and it's not just that, but "the WalMart's" and "the Eckerd's" (before they switched to CVS in the region).
I always thought it was a rural South thing, dating back to when these kinds of shops were named after the owner. I don't recall Target ever getting a possessive, though it did get "the". (Noting that the person who most commonly spoke like this around me died a year ago, but she was from rural Georgia.)
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