The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy

[Wilson Gray]

Unfortunately, that seems to be the case. In the Boston area, I have
only one local friend, a fifty-ish native of Haverhill, MA, who uses
*only* "tonic" as his term for a carbonated soft drink.

-Wilson

On 5/21/07, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:
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> >So we're walking along, going down side streets from Forbes Ave, looking
> >for somewhere he can buy something to drink, when we see an old guy
> >walking along the other side of the street. "Hey!" calls Mike, the
> >thirsty New Hampshirean (yeah, i know, i know, Nutmegger). "You know
> >where i can buy a soda?"
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> He ain't a Nutmegger 'lessin' he's from Connecticut.
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> Here in Worcester, the term is "tonic," though I've heard it in vivo
> only from the same informant, so I think it's dying out.
>
> ---Amy West
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