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In parts of the US we say herb too
by gte910h 14y ago
In parts of the US we say herb too
- vacri 14y agoI remember seeing a linguistic graph of the US showing how different regions referred to fizzy sweet drinks (here in Australia, that's 'soft drinks'). The predominant usage was 'soda', fair enough, I can see it. Then there was a fair area of 'pop', which sounds cute and archaic to my ears, but fair enough. The confusing one was a swathe of the US south where they're referred to as 'coke', regardless of the actual drink. I remember someone here on HN relating the story of being asked to get some coke, came back with Coke, and being told he got the wrong thing...
- softbuilder 14y agoThe Coca-Cola Company is based in Atlanta, in the South. It's where the drink has existed the longest. Still crazy, but maybe that gives some perspective.
- darkarmani 14y agoAnd somehow that trademark is still not generic.
- gte910h 14y agoIn the south, you almost always ARE getting a Coke product. Pretty much only at Taco Bell/KFC are you getting a Pepsi product.
- mratzloff 14y agoThe proper exchange is: "I'll have a coke." "Which kind would you like?"
- gte910h 14y agoI live in Atlanta. It's no weirder than Xerox to mean photocopier honestly once you've noticed.