Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 13:54:09 -0500

From: mftcf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU

Subject: Re: genitive in names of businesses



Tim

Also, in Michigan, many people say 'Kmart's' or 'Walmart's'. But this seems

to be somewhat different since the person who owns the business isn't named

Kmart or Walmart (cf. Kroger).



But it is like "Eagle's." Maybe this is everywhere, since a major

dialect boundary separates Michigan and central Ill.