CHAT: Soda vs. Pop, was Re: Dialect and register
| From: | Doug Dee <amateurlinguist@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 29, 2002, 16:11 |
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In a message dated 12/29/2002 6:40:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
morganpalaeo@NETYP.COM.AU writes:
> Thomas R. Wier wrote:
>
> > Anyone saying "soda" or "pop" is likewise immediately marked as an
> > outsider -- the proper word being "coke", of course.
>
> Are you saying that "coke" in your area is generic for any carbonated
> drink, not just for cola? So, a fanta is a coke for example?
>
Interested persons will want to check out the Pop vs. Soda Page:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~almccon/pop_soda/
illustrating the distribution of "soda," "pop," and "coke" in the USA and
Canada.
Doug
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