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Originally Posted by pushka
Thank you Checker
Would you care, or anybody else for that matter, to compile a comparison list of English shopping jargon and USA shopping jargon for me? I believe you say cart instead of trolley, but can't think what the others may be...
It freaked me out when I heard that Kool Aid is a drink you have to make yourself with powder, sugar and water..so inconvenient, apparently you don't have cordial in the States?
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most common where I'm from (the south):
checkout operator = cashier
price query = price check
till = cash register (nowadays just "register")
trolley = cart