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[-] joeyv120@ttrpg.network 146 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

~~Shm.~~ Smh. The fucking people who call all sodas "coke".

Them: What kind of Ford do you drive? Me: a Chevy.

[-] mkwt@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago

It's from Coca-Cola (headquartered in Atlanta) having total dominance of the south for a long time.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 10 months ago

Atlanta is the most random place you can headquarter a company.

CNN is headquartered in Atlanta and like what? Why?

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 31 points 11 months ago

See also My Names Is Earl. "She was Chinese... Japanese, specifically."

[-] MuThyme@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

I could say the same thing about people calling all soft drinks "soda"

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 39 points 11 months ago

"soda" is not also a specific drink though

[-] MuThyme@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The only time people say "soda" where I am, is when referring to soda water, which is a specific drink. (And imo a terrible one)

Edit: It's just an interesting difference in language, I'm not making an argument about what's right...

[-] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 23 points 11 months ago

If only there was a way to specify between a "soda" and a "soda water"

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

Except soda water occurs in a naturally carbonated form. It’s existed for a lot longer, I think it kinda gets the right to be referred to as just “soda”.

[-] RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Whats to distinguish, they are the same drink.

If you want a pop just ask for a pop, silly goose.

[-] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah that’s why we just say soda water.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Agreed, but we say pop around here.

[-] M500@lemmy.ml 21 points 11 months ago

Dude it makes perfect sense.

The “so” is the first two letters from the word and the “d” is the third letter. And the “a” is obviously because…..

[-] MuThyme@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I'M SHOOK

You've changed my whole world

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

At least it's based on "soda pop".

[-] JayDee@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

What does "shm" mean? I'm currently only reading it as an onomatopoeia and I don't think that's right.

[-] Auzymundius@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Likely a typo for smh, which essentially means "shaking my head".

[-] rustyredox@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Huh, and here I thought "smh" was short for something like "*so much hate". That makes more sense.
Wonder what other abbreviations, on the Internet or elsewhere, go completely and blissfully misinterpreted by folks for years.

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