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How about "Wally-Mart"? I hear that a lot. Maybe people think it's cute.
I've never heard "Wally-Mart." When I don't use the proper name, I generally call it "Wally World." Much like I periodically call Fred Meyer "Freddy's" and Albertson's "Albie's."
I had a coworker years ago who said "K-Mark" for K-Mart. None of us could figure out why she continued to do this, especially since other coworkers tried to correct her.
There are standard English words that are correctly spelled with letters that cannot be made with a standard English typewriter keyboard. Façade, fiancée, coöperate, piñata. Even naïveté, which has two of them. What's to be done?
I had a coworker years ago who said "K-Mark" for K-Mart. None of us could figure out why she continued to do this, especially since other coworkers tried to correct her.
I hear "Wall-Mark" and "K-Mark" both, and sometimes even "Wall-Marks" and "K-Marks."
One of my personal favorites was a question from our receptionist at work, "Was you going to Wall-Marks?"
I saw a post (not on this forum) that used the word (phrase?) "full-proof." I can only hope they meant to say foolproof.
Or referring to an especially potent liquor.
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