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From: boyajian@akov68.DEC
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Subject: New Englandisms
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Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 02:19:21 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 02:19:21 1984
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	As I've always understood the terms (I'm born and bred New England and
have lived here all my life):

	Tonic is used mostly for that peculiar mixer often called "Club Soda".
Eg. "gin-and-tonic". It is also used, although much less so, to mean soda water
in general. Last, but not least, it used to refer to various other liquids such
as "hair tonic". I, myself, hardly ever use the term "tonic", prefering "soda".
	The difference between frappes and milk shakes is that frappes have ice
cream and milk shakes don't.

	As for "water bubblers", I suspect that the term originated as one for
those thingies with the upside-down bottles and a spigot in which air bubbles
to the top to replace the water that gets poured into one's cup and was later
used to refer to any kind of water dispensing machine.

				  --- jayembee
				      (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard)
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