The Sweet, Bubbly Stuff That Comes in a Can

[thegrrrl2002]

Probably just me being wierd, but after living in a couple of different states, I find this stuff fascinating: The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy

And, may I add, the proper term is SODA.

Comments

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

God, I *LOVE* stuff like this! What a great illustration that is! So cool. It makes my little folklorist heart go pitter-pat. (Remember: nothing is "wrong", it's all just regional foodways!)

Growing up in Philly, for me of course it's "soda", and "hoagie".

(Oh! I see you *can* see what people are saying for "other", although it's kind of difficult to browse, but I see why they set it up that way. Very interesting. I've definitely run into "cola" as a generic, I think I've even heard people say "give me whatever clear cola you've got", which of course before the advent of Pepsi Clear or whatever it is, was an oxymoron. But I forget who that was and where they were from.)

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

I thought the map was very fun. I can imagine it's a real challenge to present data like this. The "other" category is pretty funny. I have heard "soadie" but only when people were kidding around.

And all this talk of soda and hoagies and subs is making me very hungry.