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8/7 Do you say "soda" or "pop"?
http://www.popvssoda.com
\_ That's fucking awesome! Thanks for the link! I'd like to see one
with sub/hoagie/grinder/hero
\_http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html
You want #64.
\_ I say soda because I was stuck in fucking soda hell while my
bisadm friends were partying and getting straight A's and
screwing up hot chicks and now they already have MBAs and making
tons of money while I'm now stuck being in a fucking code
monkey with my job ready to be outsourced by foreign monkeys
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I HATE SODA
\_ I lived in the Bay Area for the first 23 years of my life, so
I say "soda". 4 years ago I moved to Eastern Washington where
everyone calls it "pop". I just can't make myself switch. -bz
\_ Then there's the fucked up south.
customer: I'd like a coke please.
waitress: What kind?
customer: How about a Sprite...no make that a Coke.
waitress: Got it. A Coke coke.
\_ Have you actually observed this?
\- you know the CocaCola Corporation has people to go out an
\- you know the CocaCola Corporation has people to go out and
test for this as evidence they are defending their
trademark and not "letting" it become a generic term,
like say "escalator" or "aspirin".
\_ I haven't observed this very exchange, but it is true that
"coke" can mean "Dr. Pepper", "Sprite", or other soda. |
| www.popvssoda.com ABSTRACT Using the World Wide Web to gather and process data from across English-s peaking North America, I intend to plot the regional variations in the u se of the terms "Pop" and "Soda" to describe carbonated soft drinks. RESEARCH The primary source of data for this study will be submissions from reader s of this web page. Obviously, this may not be a completely random sampl ing, but since the primary objective of the study is to map the regional distribution and not the population distribution per response, this sam ple should suffice. Also, since a large percentage of internet users are college students who may use dialects not local to their current place of residence, this survey asks for the respondent's "home town" and the beverage-term used by most of the population there. This data will be im perfect at best, but should be the most accurate possible without actual ly going into the field, and certainly the most comprehensive study of t he field to date. This research uses CGI scripts written in Perl to gather and process the incoming data, and displays the results on the map above using a Java ap plet. THE SURVEY This study obtains its data solely from responses to this web page; as a result, the researchers would very much appreciate it if you would take a moment to fill out this survey, and to encourage all your friends and acquaintences to do so as well. Hometown and state/province are also optional, but strongly encouraged. However, a valid zip or postal code is critical, because our software uses a database of zip codes and their latitudes and longitudes to plot the data on the map. Responses without a zip code will still be useful in the future, but may not currently be displayed on the map. Responses from outside the United States and Cana da are also welcome, although they too currently cannot be displayed. Your name: (optional) Your e-mail address: (optional) What generic word do you use to describe carbonated soft drinks? |
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