Shop or Store if U could choose?

[rokoroko]

I have a dilema if buy store or shop version of domain name related to games and consoles .And generaly in other related business of car , movies ,or software what version is apropriet to shop and which to store?

I am not mother english speaker / I have not the sense for it.

What would You chose on my place if must chose?

Thanks for help

 

[gazzip]

Hi - Americans tend to use the word store - europeans tend to use the word shop IMO

Not sure about Asia - probably shop ?


This site may help you with meanings etc - www.answers.com


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[rokoroko]

thanks gazzip

so bikestore or bikeshop?

ps3store or ps3shop?

gamestore or gameshop?

 

[gazzip]

If you are aiming for the american market - store

for uk/europe shop would be better IMO

Lets wait and see if other NP's from around the world have different opinions

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[Epic]

I'd go with "store" in all of those examples.

 

[texasgamer]

why not reg both? I would! lol

 

[Zhang]

Well, that is definately a demographic name. In some parts of the us, we still use the word shop. In West Texas we go shopping at the "grocery" and we get our bikes repaired at the bike "shop". We got to the lumber "yard" to get our home improvement items...Up north, west and east, they do use different terms. Some parts of the country use store, some use shop.

On a related note, in West Texas we use the word term "Ice Chest", in other parts of the US they use "Cooler"...here, we call a carbonated beverage in a can a "Coke", despite the fact that it may be a pepsi, dr. pepper or fanta. Other places, they use the actual names of the beverage. Refrigerator is fridge, vacuum is sweeper, den is living room, etc...most all depends on where you live.

 

[SpareDomains]

Overture Search Results For June

http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/?term=store

http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/?term=shop

I like store better and it appears almost 3x the searches for it.

 

[AGS]

texasgamer has the right idea mate.

Register both and promote both but point one domain to the one you choooose, store in the USA/Canada and shop in Europe.

I prefer shop but I'm English so that's what I am used to.

We never say "Just popping down to the store" lol.

 

[dongan]

Hi - Americans tend to use the word store - europeans tend to use the word shop IMO

Not sure about Asia - probably shop ?


This site may help you with meanings etc - www.answers.com


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In India, we use Shop.

 

[peter phillips]

As mentioned above, register both names, if you have to choose one off the two then i would say 'store'.

 

[Tippy]

I think I prefer the word " shop " it just sounds more friendly/personalized to me, it also makes me think small where as the word " store " sounds big, more commercial.

I think it also depends on the product...

GiftShop sounds better then GiftStore
BookStore sounds better then BookShop

Obviously I'd reg both versions if they were available just to cover my butt.

Mike

 

[yumi]

I like "shop".****shop is better.

 

[Fleege]

shop has the additional "advantage" that it is also a verb. Granted it uses it verb power by being behind in word flow. Now that you know that each would be fine then you can chose which just sound better together --and after all this --still reg both

 

[rokoroko]

Thanks all for explaining the differences between these words

I have in my portfolio

CarStore.TV
ps3Shop.in
FluVaccineShop.com

and I am prepared reg some more after yours advices here

 

[worldstar]

normally store is better than shop,like
grocerystore.com is better than groceryshop.com