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In reply to the discussion: Is it soda or pop? [View all]yewberry
(6,530 posts)43. New Englander here also-- these other words have very different meanings.
Tonic is a generic term for carbonated beverages.
Soda is a beverage made with syrup, cream, and fizzy water. I worked at Deering (a defunct northeast ice cream chain) for years as a kid and made these for tourists.
Quinine or quinine water is an important component of an adult beverage made with gin and a squeeze of lime.
Pop is something you might do to a balloon.
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My gramps was the only person I ever had admonish me to 'wash my teeth before bed' ...
mr_lebowski
Jun 2017
#52
i call it pop. im from the pacific northwest and my parents are from the south...
samnsara
Jun 2017
#51