ADS-L Digest - 18 Jul 2009 to 19 Jul 2009 (#2009-201)

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In a message dated 7/20/2009 12:00:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU writes:

my  friend who uses "tonic" for soda / pop / soda pop / soda
water, etc., is  from Haverhill [hEIvr at l] and not from the  city.

-Wilson


FWIW, my grandmother, a city-of-Boston native, always called it tonic as
well.    How old is your friend?  Maybe the difference is  generational
rather than geographical.

Rosemarie

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from  the folks who are undecided!



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