Question:
This has nothing to do with Oxycise!, but I had a thought while reading one of the posts this morning. Since we're all from various parts of the world, I thought it might be fun to compare how we talk. We can't actually listen to each other, but I know we sometimes have different words we use for the same items. For example...Susanna used the word "pop" in the post I was reading. I usually say "soda" instead. Just for fun.... which of the following words do you use when referring to something like a Coca Cola or Dr. Pepper? If other, post and tell us what it is.

Choices:
Pop
Soda
"Coke"
drink
other

 

We shouldn't be drinking soda/pop/coke anyway! Did you know soda pulls the calcium right out of your bones? It's ok once in a while, but water is your best bet. Cute poll, though!

It just dawned on me that another obvious choice I should have put was "softdrink". I guess that's what was in the back of my mind when I put "drink".

I think it's a popular stereotype that Southerners say "coke" for any softdrink, but I'm one of those who only says coke if I mean coke. (kind of like the notion that we use "y'all" in the singular. I never do that!)

2B...I thought your story about your fiance was cute. I might have an accent, but it's those others who talk funny!

Weezie, you're right. We shouldn't drink softdrinks at all. For the record, I rarely drink anything other than water, tea or 100% fruitjuice. Don't ask me about my eating... I still make lots of mistakes there!