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minus-squareMüThyme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·11 months agoI could say the same thing about people calling all soft drinks “soda”
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up38·11 months ago“soda” is not also a specific drink though
minus-squareMüThyme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-211 months agoThe only time people say “soda” where I am, is when referring to soda water, which is a specific drink. (And imo a terrible one) Edit: It’s just an interesting difference in language, I’m not making an argument about what’s right…
minus-squareburgersc12@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·11 months agoIf only there was a way to specify between a “soda” and a “soda water”
minus-squareNorah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoExcept soda water occurs in a naturally carbonated form. It’s existed for a lot longer, I think it kinda gets the right to be referred to as just “soda”.
minus-squareRupeThereItIs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoWhats to distinguish, they are the same drink. If you want a pop just ask for a pop, silly goose.
minus-squareImFresh3x@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoYeah that’s why we just say soda water.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoAgreed, but we say pop around here.
minus-squareM500@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 months agoDude it makes perfect sense. The “so” is the first two letters from the word and the “d” is the third letter. And the “a” is obviously because……
minus-squareMüThyme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoI’M SHOOK You’ve changed my whole world
I could say the same thing about people calling all soft drinks “soda”
“soda” is not also a specific drink though
The only time people say “soda” where I am, is when referring to soda water, which is a specific drink. (And imo a terrible one)
Edit: It’s just an interesting difference in language, I’m not making an argument about what’s right…
If only there was a way to specify between a “soda” and a “soda water”
Except soda water occurs in a naturally carbonated form. It’s existed for a lot longer, I think it kinda gets the right to be referred to as just “soda”.
Whats to distinguish, they are the same drink.
If you want a pop just ask for a pop, silly goose.
Yeah that’s why we just say soda water.
Agreed, but we say pop around here.
Dude it makes perfect sense.
The “so” is the first two letters from the word and the “d” is the third letter. And the “a” is obviously because……
I’M SHOOK
You’ve changed my whole world
Wait, what?
Soft drink a
At least it’s based on “soda pop”.