In the "duh" category...

[saxikath]

Headline I just saw on a website: "Pop or Soda? It Depends Where You Live."

Well, duh.

I guess that might be news to people who've never been to more than one part of the country, but for those of us who've lived different places, this is hardly news. I now find I can't say either one and have it feel right. I grew up saying "pop" in Colorado, but have lived in "soda" territory long enough that "pop" feels wrong now... but "soda" doesn't feel altogether natural either. (Never mind "tonic"!)

In other news, I tried a Pilates class yesterday, and wow can I feel it in the ab muscles today. Which probably means I should do more of it!

Comments

[clauclauclaudia]

Did you see the map of where each occurs? You can add to it. Some of my aunts say "tonic".

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I grew up saying "pop" too, in Indiana (of course this was back when my mom used to buy it in 8-packs of returnable glass 16-oz bottles). Now I've been cured of that -- converted to "soda" I suppose, though I don't often drink the stuff anyway so it doesn't matter that much -- and when I visit my mom (or anyone else in my family, really) and they offer me some "pop", it does sound funny!

I tried to sign up for a yoga class through MIT Medical this fall, but the after-work section was full, so I agreed to try the "Stretch and Strengthen" class instead, which is supposed to be sort of Pilates-based. I figured *whatever* it is will undoubtedly be something I need. And it's 5:30-6:30 on Thursdays, so I can *just* fit it in between work and rehearsals...

[greyman.livejournal.com]

Just say "soda pop".

(Iowa->Illinois->Boston->Illinois->Virginia = "soda pop".)