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Re: CHAT: Soda vs. Pop, was Re: Dialect and register

From:Morgan Palaeo Associates <morganpalaeo@...>
Date:Monday, December 30, 2002, 7:23
John Cowan wrote, quoting myself:

> > However, I'm sure > > that I've heard Americans use "soft drink" to mean any
[of a large range of]
> > non-alcoholic > > drink, including fruit juice, so presumably that usage is more common. > > I would say that the prototypical soft drink is carbonated and sweet. > Milk, which is neither, would hardly be called a soft drink.
Mmm, all I know is that I've been to at least one event where an American guest speaker advertised that soft drinks would be available afterwards, when in fact what was available was orange juice. Adrian.

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John Cowan <jcowan@...>