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Jul 9, 2012 13:35:07 GMT -5
Post by BSam on Jul 9, 2012 13:35:07 GMT -5
'Soft drink' needn't be fizzy, though. What is non fizzy soft drink? I think the main thing is that it's not hard drink, ie booze!
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Jul 9, 2012 13:39:47 GMT -5
Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Jul 9, 2012 13:39:47 GMT -5
I think "Soda" sounds the coolest of all the options. Maybe because of the White Stripes song "Little Cream Soda".
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Jul 9, 2012 14:17:08 GMT -5
Post by Michelle Denouement on Jul 9, 2012 14:17:08 GMT -5
I think "Soda" sounds the coolest of all the options. Maybe because of the White Stripes song "Little Cream Soda". We say "soda" in Eastern Wisconsin. Any place west of say, Madison, they say "pop". I live in Eastern Wisconsin, so I say "soda".
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Jul 9, 2012 15:48:04 GMT -5
Post by Hermes on Jul 9, 2012 15:48:04 GMT -5
'Soft drink' needn't be fizzy, though. What is non fizzy soft drink? Er, orange juice, for instance. Though I agree with Bee - it's only used on menus. Though 'hard liquor' is spirits. So beer is neither hard nor soft.
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Jul 9, 2012 16:16:19 GMT -5
Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Jul 9, 2012 16:16:19 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure soft drinks are called so to distinguish them from drinks with alcohol in them, aka "hard drinks". Somehow it's come to mean only soda pop though, instead of the wide variety of non-alcoholic beverages there are.
I have a western American accent. If you listen to Violet Marie's video, I only pronounce 3 of the words differently than her.
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Aug 22, 2012 16:31:39 GMT -5
Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Aug 22, 2012 16:31:39 GMT -5
Sometimes people think I'm from Scandinavia when I'm speaking English. I think I have something like a school accent, which means you hear that I've never been to an English speaking country for more than a week. I can easily be influenced by other's accent, when I listen to an Irish person for an hour I sound Irish for a week.
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Aug 30, 2012 10:48:18 GMT -5
Post by Seymour Glass on Aug 30, 2012 10:48:18 GMT -5
Same here. It's fizzy drink or the name of the drink- Sprite, Irn Bru, Dr Pepper etc I might record myself. Maybe. But probably not. Oh, and I also have a friend with a polish accent. It's pretty cool. I've never heard of Irn Bru.
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Aug 30, 2012 10:53:23 GMT -5
Post by B. on Aug 30, 2012 10:53:23 GMT -5
It is a Scottish soft drink, that is orange in colour. It outsells Coca Cola over here.
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Aug 30, 2012 12:36:21 GMT -5
Post by Lady Whatever on Aug 30, 2012 12:36:21 GMT -5
It tastes like sugar and socks in my opinion, but since I'm not Scottish, maybe I'm just not the target audience.
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Aug 30, 2012 12:39:51 GMT -5
Post by csc on Aug 30, 2012 12:39:51 GMT -5
Sugar and socks? Sounds delicious.
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Aug 30, 2012 12:55:59 GMT -5
Post by B. on Aug 30, 2012 12:55:59 GMT -5
It tastes like sugar and socks in my opinion, but since I'm not Scottish, maybe I'm just not the target audience. I'm not too much of a fan either- I mean it isn't terrible but I would easily pick Coke or Lemonade over it.
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Aug 30, 2012 12:57:41 GMT -5
Post by csc on Aug 30, 2012 12:57:41 GMT -5
Have any of you ever tried Guaraná?
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Aug 30, 2012 13:02:58 GMT -5
Post by B. on Aug 30, 2012 13:02:58 GMT -5
I haven't heard of that. *googles*
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Aug 30, 2012 13:10:47 GMT -5
Post by csc on Aug 30, 2012 13:10:47 GMT -5
It's actually a fruit, but there's a guaraná-flavoured "fizzy drink" which is far more popular. In fact, I've never seen anyone actually eat Guaraná. But the drink is tasty.
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Aug 30, 2012 13:23:59 GMT -5
Post by B. on Aug 30, 2012 13:23:59 GMT -5
I'll look out for it, but it's highly unlikely to be sold anywhere in my city.
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