tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post6729698427479705503..comments2024-02-14T14:47:58.061-08:00Comments on Word Salad: Sweet or UnsweetColeslawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-52846429353729054292020-05-17T06:31:21.650-07:002020-05-17T06:31:21.650-07:00Where I was born, tea was either hot or cold, and ...Where I was born, tea was either hot or cold, and always unsweetened. Where I live now, tea is always iced, always over-sweetened.<br /><br />Soft drinks were pop; here and now they're soda, I guess, or sometimes coke. Growing up, I don't remember calling them anything other than their brand names. (If I ask for Coke or Sundrop, please don't offer me a Pepsi or a Mountain Dew. It won't hurt your tip tho, because many don't understand the difference.)<br />If I had to choose a generic name for pop, I guess it would be COLD DRINK, because I watch a lot of Cool Hand Luke.rushnhoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485866596965313429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-45034037182892955112012-07-15T08:18:06.055-07:002012-07-15T08:18:06.055-07:00@Jenny - I am glad you are enjoying them. I hadn&#...@Jenny - I am glad you are enjoying them. I hadn't heard "Word Salad Wanda". Usually I see "Snow Snooki".<br /><br />@cjmr - "Pop" for a soft drink seems to be a Midwestern or at least Great Lakes regional term. Buffalo is on Lake Erie, and the accent and culture has a lot more in common with Chicago and Michigan than with downstate NY. <br />Now that I think about it, "unsweet tea" does seem to be a comparatively recent term.Coleslawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-6718316365094124202012-07-15T05:03:49.488-07:002012-07-15T05:03:49.488-07:00That's interesting about 'pop' and ...That's interesting about 'pop' and 'soda'. All over Michigan it is 'pop'. I didn't realize it that there were other places it was called 'pop' besides Michigan, because everywhere else I've lived it has been either 'soda' or 'coke'.<br /><br />I first noticed the term 'unsweet' for unsweetened tea in the PG County part of Maryland about the time my 9yo was born. Before that tea was 'plain' or 'sweet'. I wonder where it came from...cjmrhttp://cjmr.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-13865782852758679832012-07-13T20:03:46.170-07:002012-07-13T20:03:46.170-07:00Some good columns lately. Thanks.
My husband just ...Some good columns lately. Thanks.<br />My husband just told me that the new nickname for Sarah Palin is Word Salad Wanda. <br />JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com