The Consolidated "Coke? Soda? Pop? Or?" thread
Sep 13, 2002 | 10:08 am
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The Consolidated "Coke? Soda? Pop? Or?" thread
Since the earliest research into the the English Language as spoken in North America was begun by Noah Webster in the early 18th century, the regional variations in dialect have always been the most challenging and difficult to explain field. Since the development of carbonated beverage in 1886, one of linguistic geography's most important and least investigated phenomena has been the sharp regional divisions in the use of the terms "pop" and "soda."
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~almccon/pop_soda/
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Sep 13, 2002 | 11:07 am
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I have noticed in the on the west coast of US people call it soda
In the mid west they call it pop
Rarely, do I ever hear it called sodapop and longer.
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In the mid west they call it pop
Rarely, do I ever hear it called sodapop and longer.
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Sep 13, 2002 | 11:22 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">One of the Custom Texas Repsonses in their database:
sometimes i calls it stankjuice other times i call it bootywater other times i calls it juicey-juice sometimes juice bruce </font>
sometimes i calls it stankjuice other times i call it bootywater other times i calls it juicey-juice sometimes juice bruce </font>
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Sep 13, 2002 | 12:30 pm
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If I said to you, "would you like a soda."
I would be meaning a Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Sprite. If I only had Coke I would say, "would you like a Coke."
If I were to order a vodka and soda, that would be Club Soda.
Tonic and Soda are completely different
Just ask someone who orders a Vodka and Tonic and gets a Vodka and Soda.
[This message has been edited by wingless (edited 09-13-2002).]
I would be meaning a Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Sprite. If I only had Coke I would say, "would you like a Coke."
If I were to order a vodka and soda, that would be Club Soda.
Tonic and Soda are completely different
Just ask someone who orders a Vodka and Tonic and gets a Vodka and Soda.
[This message has been edited by wingless (edited 09-13-2002).]
Sep 13, 2002 | 12:38 pm
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Where I come from (Canada) pop means Coke, Pepsi, 7UP, Tab...etc. It's never been called soda IIRC.
Soda refers to soda water here...as in a vodka soda.
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Soda refers to soda water here...as in a vodka soda.
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Sep 13, 2002 | 12:58 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wingless:
If I said to you, "would you like a soda."
I would be meaning a Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Sprite. If I only had Coke I would say, "would you like a Coke." </font>
If I said to you, "would you like a soda."
I would be meaning a Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Sprite. If I only had Coke I would say, "would you like a Coke." </font>
"Would you like a coke?"
"Yes"
"What kind of coke?"
"A Dr. Pepper."
Sep 13, 2002 | 1:24 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wingless:
Tonic and Soda are completely different
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Tonic and Soda are completely different
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Tonic covers ALL types of soda here in NE. Not only do we have "Funny Accents", we have funny terminology.
Sep 13, 2002 | 1:56 pm
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In New Jersey growing up, "soda" was seltzer"
Coke was a soft drink you could enjoy.
An doanju say nuttin about accents frum Joisey.
(exit 136, in case anyone wanted to ask)
Of course now I live in the nicest part of New Jersey - Connecticut
Coke was a soft drink you could enjoy.
An doanju say nuttin about accents frum Joisey.
(exit 136, in case anyone wanted to ask)
Of course now I live in the nicest part of New Jersey - Connecticut
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CameraGuy:
Not here in the same back-asswards corner of the world that brought you "Candlepin Bowling".
Tonic covers ALL types of soda here in NE. Not only do we have "Funny Accents", we have funny terminology.
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Not here in the same back-asswards corner of the world that brought you "Candlepin Bowling".
Tonic covers ALL types of soda here in NE. Not only do we have "Funny Accents", we have funny terminology.
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Sep 13, 2002 | 2:30 pm
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Around here, using "Coke" as a generic is quite acceptable for any sort of carbonated soft drink. Anecdotally, I would say that "Soda" is common, too.
If you mentioned "Pop" you'd probably be talking about your father.
If you mentioned "Pop" you'd probably be talking about your father.
Sep 13, 2002 | 3:20 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by eastwest:
Around here, using "Coke" ....</font>
Around here, using "Coke" ....</font>
Now think what that would mean in certain crowds, say, in shall we say "high traffic" area hehehe
Sep 13, 2002 | 3:23 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cblaisd:
And growing up in Ft. Worth, we would have seen nothing unusual about the following:
"Would you like a coke?"
"Yes"
"What kind of coke?"
"A Dr. Pepper."</font>
And growing up in Ft. Worth, we would have seen nothing unusual about the following:
"Would you like a coke?"
"Yes"
"What kind of coke?"
"A Dr. Pepper."</font>