May 09, 2003
Soda
 | This is old bloggage, but there's a new map out there that's worth a look. There's various regional names for carbonated beverages. The most common are "Coke", "Pop", and "Soda", but there's very marked regional variability on this point. This map breaks it down by county showing what the dominant form is for each US county and how prevalent it is. Becky missed being a Soda person by the width of the Michigan/Wisconsin border (and maybe a few years. Rach, are you Pop or Soda?) Of course everyone knows that the correct form is "Soda". |
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I grew up saying "pop," but I actually remember forceably breaking myself of the habit when we moved to California--"soda"-land.
I consider the word "soda" to be decidedly more refined--just ask my dear friend Dorothy in New Hampshire.
Unfortunately when I'm tired or under stress, the word "pop" slips out, revealing the land of my birth.
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