exactly. the locals here almost invariably refer to carbonated beverages as "pop"; and yes, "soda" --> "ooh look, a 'murrican!"
soda, I suspect, is because they're flavoured soda water, soda water being plain fizzy water; and yes, that can be made from water and sodium (bi)carbonate + acid. at least, that's what my chemical training would tell me.
I'd never heard carbonated beverages referred to generically as "tonic" (unless specifically tonic water -- soda water + quinine) until reading a post by biiig arnold zwicky. He is from lancaster county PA.
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Date: 2006-11-02 05:11 am (UTC)soda, I suspect, is because they're flavoured soda water, soda water being plain fizzy water; and yes, that can be made from water and sodium (bi)carbonate + acid. at least, that's what my chemical training would tell me.
I'd never heard carbonated beverages referred to generically as "tonic" (unless specifically tonic water -- soda water + quinine) until reading a post by biiig arnold zwicky. He is from lancaster county PA.