Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1exp 11/4/83; site iwpba.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!iwpba!maggie2 From: maggie2@iwpba.UUCP (maggie2) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Regional expressions (pop vs. soda) Message-ID: <134@iwpba.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Mar-84 17:19:16 EST Article-I.D.: iwpba.134 Posted: Wed Mar 21 17:19:16 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 22-Mar-84 04:05:27 EST References: <221@iwu1c.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il Lines: 10 None of my friends that I grew up with (here in Northeastern Illinois) call drinks like Coke, Pepsi, etc. 'pop'. In fact, I never heard it refered to as pop until I started working with a lot of non-natives. We always have called it 'soda'. I also asked two co-workers (who also are natives) and they agreed with me. So it doesn't seem to be a regional expression - more of a background type thing. Marguerite Czajka ...!ihnp4!iwpba!maggie2