On 27 Jul 2006 at 20:41, Alphax wrote:
ScottL wrote:
It has a map showing the geographic distribution of pop vs soda vs coke vs. other (usually soft drink).
Pop? Isn't that what you do to bubble wrap?
Coke? Isn't that a fuel made from heating coal in the absence of air, or a slang term for cocaine?
Soda? Do you mean baking soda or the nonalcoholic part of scotch & soda?
On 7/29/06, Daniel R. Tobias dan@tobias.name wrote:
Pop? Isn't that what you do to bubble wrap?
Coke? Isn't that a fuel made from heating coal in the absence of air, or a slang term for cocaine?
Soda? Do you mean baking soda or the nonalcoholic part of scotch & soda?
I can't think of any other interpretations of "soft drink".
Steve
Daniel R. Tobias wrote:
On 27 Jul 2006 at 20:41, Alphax wrote:
ScottL wrote:
It has a map showing the geographic distribution of pop vs soda vs coke vs. other (usually soft drink).
Pop? Isn't that what you do to bubble wrap?
Coke? Isn't that a fuel made from heating coal in the absence of air, or a slang term for cocaine?
Soda? Do you mean baking soda or the nonalcoholic part of scotch & soda?
Soda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soda may mean:
* A chemical compound containing sodium o Sodium carbonate (washing soda or soda ash) o Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) o Sodium carbonate decahydrate o Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) o Sodium oxide * Carbonated water (soda water) * Soda (comic strip) * Soda bread * Soft drink
By far the most common use of the term (and the oldest use) is "a chemical compound containing sodium", eg. "baking soda" (sodium bicarbonate). As I commented previously on the term "diet soda",
You can get non-low-calorie sodium compounds?
The "soda" in "scotch and soda" is soda water; carbonated water with sodium bicarbonate and other minerals in it.
The insistence of USians to call carbonated non-alcoholic flavoured beverages "soda" is incredibly narrow minded and is one of the reasons the US is fighting (and losing) two wars at the moment; the whole world hates you for your self-imposed ignorance and arrogance.