Re: CHAT: Let's hear it for English spelling

On Fri, 25 May 2001, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> On Fri, 25 May 2001, dirk elzinga wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 25 May 2001, Frank George Valoczy wrote:
> >
> > > "newly tasty improved enhanced!" (this was on a tin of some
> > > Japanese soft drink; I can't remember which one, but I know
> > > it wasn't Pocari Sweat).
> >                    ^^^^^
> > I hope that this is a typo; I could never drink anything called
> > 'sweat' :-).
>
> Nope--I've had it.  I wouldn't call it a soft drink, though, unless it's
> been carbonated since last I was in Korea.  It actually tastes like a
> variety of Gatorade; I like it better than Gatorade but that may be
> childhood exposure.  I grew up drinking the stuff and taking it for
> granted, so it wasn't until I returned to Korea in 8th grade that I
> double-took at the name.  :-p  I think the idea is that you drink it to
> replenish stuff you lose to sweating and exercise and stuff; it's easily
> found in vending machines in health club type places.
>
> YHL
>
Generally, anything that doesnt have alcohol in it I call a soft
drink. Bubbly soft drinks are "pop".

-------ferko
Ferenc Gy. Valoczy

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