Though, be warned, accidentally snorting premade pancake batter mix, with the leavening in, has been observed to be unpleasant, as the moisture in the sinuses is perfectly capable of activating the baking soda in the mix...
I'm actually surprised at the numbers. Pop seems to be such a midwestern thing with the coasts using Soda. I assume that most of your readers/responders are midwestern natives, yet the number saying Soda is surprising.
It varies by state. MN is pop (real minnesotans, not city folk and imports) Wisconsin says soda. They also say Bubbler for drinking fountain, which is shorter, but wierd.
Oddly, I can't think what they say in North Dakota.
This is related to the Duck Duck Grey duck vs Duck Duck Goose conversation. I got one in Northern MN and the other in western Nebraska. For the life of me I can't remember which is which.
I think it would be cool if the US broke up into dialects as distinct as they have in Great Britain.
I grew up in the South (AL) and we used See Saw more often than not. I have also used teeter totter as well. I don't see them often these days but when I have I have used see saw.
I spent from age 3 through second grade in Witchita Falls TX so that explains my vague rememberance of using teeter totter. I agree the multiperson versions today do muck up the argument.
I made a conscious decision years ago to remove "pop" in reference to carbonated soft drinks from my vocabulary in an effort to de-regionalize my speech.
I am midwest but always said soda. Pop was the character on the Rice Krispies commercials.
The home grown sodas that were here in the area have all but changed massively. We had American Soda (went away in the mid / late 70's), Bear Soda (now owned by some major conglomerate), and I forget the other one dad always got.
Sprecher Soda's Root Beer just won a national aware in NY. Another good home grown soda here.
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Date: 2008-06-30 06:50 pm (UTC)Though, be warned, accidentally snorting premade pancake batter mix, with the leavening in, has been observed to be unpleasant, as the moisture in the sinuses is perfectly capable of activating the baking soda in the mix...
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Date: 2008-06-30 07:17 pm (UTC)No, no, no, that's a sound that the weasel makes.
Date: 2008-06-30 07:15 pm (UTC)Re: No, no, no, that's a sound that the weasel makes.
Date: 2008-06-30 07:17 pm (UTC)I am from West Virginia, which is definitely a "pop" state. I don't say pop anymore, I don't know why.
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Date: 2008-07-01 02:59 am (UTC)Oddly, I can't think what they say in North Dakota.
This is related to the Duck Duck Grey duck vs Duck Duck Goose conversation. I got one in Northern MN and the other in western Nebraska. For the life of me I can't remember which is which.
I think it would be cool if the US broke up into dialects as distinct as they have in Great Britain.
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Date: 2008-07-01 03:00 am (UTC)See Saw vs. Teeter Totter
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Date: 2008-07-01 06:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-01 09:01 pm (UTC)Several of the playgrounds we frequent with player_3 have variation on see saws and so the topic came up.
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Date: 2008-06-30 08:24 pm (UTC)Grew up with pop, then moved to soda land before here.
I thought soda was the clear mixer - as in Scotch and soda.
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Date: 2008-07-01 06:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-30 10:16 pm (UTC)The home grown sodas that were here in the area have all but changed massively. We had American Soda (went away in the mid / late 70's), Bear Soda (now owned by some major conglomerate), and I forget the other one dad always got.
Sprecher Soda's Root Beer just won a national aware in NY. Another good home grown soda here.
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