308 - The Pop Vs Soda Map »
Posted By TweekerchickQC 1 year, 2 months ago in HumorWhen on a hot summer’s day you buy a carbonated beverage to quench your thirst, how do you order it? Do you ask for a soda, a pop or something else? That question lay at the basis of an article in the Journal of English Linguistics ( Soda or Pop? , #24, 1996) and of a map, showing the regional variation in American English of the names given to that type of drink.
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