Southern English

[nwltruck]

A big difference I have noticed is depending on where your from is it a pop, soda, Coke, or Pepsi.

My uncle from Texas would always ask " what color soda ya like."

 

[jinman]

A big difference I have noticed is depending on where your from is it a pop, soda, Coke, or Pepsi.

My uncle from Texas would always ask " what color soda ya like."

When I was growing up, every type of soft drink was called a "coke." Yep, I spelled it with a little "c" because it was not a brand specific term. "Let's go get a coke" meant you were gonna get a soft drink. I didn't call soft drinks "soda" or "pop" until I was in the US Navy and exposed to those terms enough to accept them. It's a lot like how people refer to facial tissue as "kleenex" without meaning to be brand specific. I've heard people say that they buy Puffs kleenex.

 

[Bird]

Yep, I drank many orange and grape "cokes".:laughing: And to my Mother, ALL motorhomes were Winnebagos.

 

[dave1949]

In NW Ohio where I grew up, someone would offer a "bottle of pop." The answer may have been "Sure, whadiya got?" "Soda" [carbonated water], would have been something to mix with whiskey.

"Soda" as a soft drink is a common Northeast usage.

A couple of expressions that make me chuckle:
"I was so tuckered-out my fanny was draggin' my tracks shut."
"I am so hungry my belly is rubbin' on my backbone."

I learned those in Ohio, but I don't know their origin, and they aren't common there or here.

 

[smstonypoint]

A big difference I have noticed is depending on where your from is it a pop, soda, Coke, or Pepsi.

My uncle from Texas would always ask " what color soda ya like."

I remember hearing soft drinks being referred to as "dope" when I was growing up in NC; e.g., "Gimme a dope and a pack of Nabs."

Every topic, no matter how trivial, has been addressed. To prove my case, see the geographic distribution of "soda versus pop versus coke" at The Pop vs. Soda Page.

Steve

 

[VonD]

Y'all are gittin' yer rednecks confused here. "Toboggan"...ain't never heered that'un. D'ya mean huntin' cap? Y'auta google some of them there redneck word sites so you can rekon what is a yankee redneck versus a southern redneck, and those betwixt. Everbodies got' em. Some are keepers...some ain't....and what you dowit 'em is yer bidness.

Gotta go to the gym now, I been eatin' too much butter in my grits.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I remember hearing soft drinks being referred to as "dope" when I was growing up in NC; e.g., "Gimme a dope and a pack of Nabs."

Every topic, no matter how trivial, has been addressed. To prove my case, see the geographic distribution of "soda versus pop versus coke" at The Pop vs. Soda Page.

Steve

That seems to be accurate, at least for my state. We called it "pop" or "coke", unless we were eating a Moon Pie, and then it was an "R.C. Cola".

 

[jinman]

To prove my case, see the geographic distribution of "soda versus pop versus coke" at The Pop vs. Soda Page.

Steve

Yep, Steve. However, if that map showed military bases and ships at sea, each of those locations would be all three colors. Maybe every case has not been fully evaluated.

Dave1949: As a bar tender in Philadelphia, it was always "soda" for plain carbonated water. When I went to California, it was common to call it "seltzer." I found out recently when I asked my wife to buy me some soda or seltzer, that Canada Dry calls theirs "sparkling water." Also, most store-brand plain soda and Canada Dry contain 65 mg of sodium per serving (8 oz). She just happened to see some Perrier on the shelf and brought me a bottle. I was shocked to see that Perrier contains zero sodium. It is "naturally sparkling," whatever that means? A 24 oz bottle of Perrier costs $0.50 more than a 2-liter bottle of Canada Dry. So, you sure pay a lot for that pretty green bottle of naturally sparkling French frou-frou water.

Does anybody else like straight tonic water? I love it with a squeeze of lemon or lime. That dry bitter taste is why I also love Gin-n-tonic in the summertime.

 

[Daver1963]

Shed has several meanings.
A small building to house things - "Git me a grub hoe an' a rake from tha tool shed."
To expose information - "Could y'all shed a little light on why 'at der hydawlic hose busted?"
To lose or get rid of something - "Y'all are looking kinda skinny. Did ya shed some weight?"

 

[bcp]

"get shut of"

"She needs to get shut of that man!"