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the chemist's
pharmacy shop
The chemist's is a shop where people buy medicines and health products.
This vs that
I'll get it from the chemist's.
I'll get it from the hospital.
Hear it in real life
Where can I buy a thermometer?
Try the chemist's on the high street.
I'll pop into the chemist's and get some plasters.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The chemist's is the ordinary British way to refer to a local pharmacy shop.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need to go to chemist for some medicine.
Say: I need to go to the chemist's for some medicine.
Use the possessive form in this British expression.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
go to the chemist's
I need to go to the chemist's for some cough medicine.
There's a chemist's just round the corner.
Medicines words
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Your turn: say it out loud
the chemist's
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the chemist's
pharmacy shop
“I'll pop into the chemist's and get some plasters.”
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