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.
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