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Pop vs Soda
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The Pop vs. Soda Page is a linguistic geography project by Alan McConchie (@alan) that maps variations in the terms used for carbonated soft drinks.
Mignon Fogarty🥤What do you call a fizzy drink: soda, pop, or coke?
In this week's podcast, we look at why this drink has different names in different parts of the country.
It goes all the way back to the 1800s when carbonated water was considered a health drink, which is why it was first sold at soda fountains ... in pharmacies.
Watch: https://youtu.be/vvOiMd3OUuk
Read: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/pop-soda-coke
Listen: https://pod.link/173429229
This pair of maps is going viral again (FYI they're not based on real data, just vibes, but they do *feel* about right).
But as far as I can tell everyone's missing the intended black humor here that these are a clear reference to the maps of Palestinian land loss since 1947 that were ubiquitous six months ago. For example: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/172jcvk/palestinian_loss_of_land_1947_to_2023_1300x1900/
The 1947 to 2023 Pop vs Soda map currently rending on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1cdnb7i/the_word_soda_takes_over/
(anyone know the original author?)
It's a big week for Pop vs Soda news... here's another story about the survey that's been syndicated to a bunch of local news sites:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/here-is-what-people-call-soda-pop-in-every-part-of-country
