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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
soda pop - old fashioned?
Hi,
The online Oxford dictionary claims "soda pop" is old-fashioned (http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/soda)
On the other hand, I remember Kate Tanner (ALF serial) saying "soda pop" in one of the episodes (where Alf and Brian "had to" replace the soda pop cans with the beer ones :-). This serial is more that 25 years of age... "soda pop" was ok at that time but it is not common today?
mus-te
The online Oxford dictionary claims "soda pop" is old-fashioned (http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/soda)
On the other hand, I remember Kate Tanner (ALF serial) saying "soda pop" in one of the episodes (where Alf and Brian "had to" replace the soda pop cans with the beer ones :-). This serial is more that 25 years of age... "soda pop" was ok at that time but it is not common today?
mus-te
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MUSCOVITE This serial is more that 25 years of age... "soda pop" was ok at that time but it is not common today? though I don't know what's replaced it.
- MUSCOVITE This serial is more that 25 years of age...
- "soda pop" was ok at that time but it is not common today?
- though I don't know what's replaced it.
- Soda?
- Pop?
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MUSCOVITEThis serial is more that 25 years of age... "soda pop" was ok at that time but it is not common today?Not so, I think...though I don't know what's replaced it. Soda? Pop? Soft drink? Cola? Coke? I never touch the stuff myself, so I don't have much call to use the word.
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Here is a map showing the regional usage in the U.S. (with a link to the site with a bunch of similar maps for other terms):
http://laughingsquid.com/soda-pop-or-coke-maps-of-regional-dialect-variation-in-the-united-states/
http://laughingsquid.com/soda-pop-or-coke-maps-of-regional-dialect-variation-in-the-united-states/
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Thank you MM!
Let's look at this term ("soda pop") from a different angle.
I guess this "language phenomenon" (= once a common two-word term finally divides into two halves, either half being self-sufficient and quite common nowadays) is very RARE or even UNIQUE?? (I cannot think of any similar cases in my native language...)
Let's look at this term ("soda pop") from a different angle.
I guess this "language phenomenon" (= once a common two-word term finally divides into two halves, either half being self-sufficient and quite common nowadays) is very RARE or even UNIQUE?? (I cannot think of any similar cases in my native language...)
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khoffHere is a map showing the regional usage in the U.S. (with a link to the site with a bunch of similar maps for other terms):Thank you SO MUCH for the interesting link!
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MUSCOVITEI guess this "language phenomenon" (= once a common two-word term finally divides into two halves, either half being self-sufficient and quite common nowadays) is very RARE or even UNIQUE??TAXICAB => TAXI, CAB
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khoffwith a link to the site with a bunch of similar maps for other terms)Unfortunately, the link you meant does seem to be "effective" at the moment :-(
I was able to copy only the three dialect variation maps (= you are all, etc., grawfish, etc, garage sale, etc) located immediately after the "soda/pop map"....
Perhaps there is an alternative way
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Try this one -- select an item from the "question" box on the left to see the relevant map. I love these!
http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/
http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/
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khoffTry this one -- select an item from the "question" box on the left to see the relevant map. I love these!http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/Yes, this link works fine! Thanks a lot!
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