A question! About the language of retail!
Jan. 27th, 2012 05:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceReally, this ought to be a poll but, y'know. I don't apparently do polls.
So you'll just have to tell me in words, my dears.
That thing where the shop assistant rings in your purchases: is it a cash register, or is it a till? And do you think this has changed in your lifetime? Or does it change in your travels, transAtlantic or otherwise?
(And does one actually still say that purchases are rung in, or is that helplessly old-fashioned?)
So you'll just have to tell me in words, my dears.
That thing where the shop assistant rings in your purchases: is it a cash register, or is it a till? And do you think this has changed in your lifetime? Or does it change in your travels, transAtlantic or otherwise?
(And does one actually still say that purchases are rung in, or is that helplessly old-fashioned?)
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Date: 2012-01-27 05:45 pm (UTC)"Ring up" is still correct. "Check out" is also used.