Gin and Tonic (1930)

[Peter A. McGraw]

--On Thursday, February 6, 2003 2:37 PM -0500 Laurence Horn
<laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:

>  Hence gin came to be called "tonic" because it
>> was a widely-used medicinal, and the combination of course became "gin
>> and tonic".
>>
> I believe that's "quinine came to be called 'tonic'", or else we'd be
> drinking tonic and tonics.

Or else we'd be drinking gin and gin.  Who could object to that?

PMc

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                               Peter A. McGraw
                   Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
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