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well, in our family, in THE 60s and 70s we called it Soda Pop. In the 80s we shortened it to just pop. Once again, our family is from THE West (BEST) coast, and so naturally, you must accept that we are correct. We will get word out the the rest of the US in our next secret hollywood meeting.
On a serious note, I love to hear the word Soda, because it helps me start a conversation with people, as I am in sales. You know what kind of aggrevates me? I hate it when Im in the drive thru and I ask for 3 diet cokes (like this is going to make me thinner) and they say... IS pepsi oK? In our Family, we refer to any Cola product as Coke. I wonder if anybody else does this?
Ha ha! I bet you'd REALLY like driving in NJ, NY, & PA. There are toll roads everywhere. The only toll road I didn't agree with was I-294 in Chicago. Since I didn't have EZ-Pass, I had to pull over every few miles and pay $.80. Not to menton the exit on I-90 charged me $.50. Oh, If only I could've just paid the toll in one lump sump when I turned onto the exit ramp, that would've saved me a lot of time.
They're turning I-80 through PA into a toll road as well, so be prepared for an even more expensive trip through the Keystone State!
They're turning I-80 through PA into a toll road as well, so be prepared for an even more expensive trip through the Keystone State!
You know, I drove on I-80 last year most of the way, and I could have sworn I paid a toll. Even I-476 was a toll road! Honestly though, my forecast is only more of these will crop up across the country as we use less gasoline. It'll be a combination of that and higher plate costs. In fact, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if I ever hear about the 10 and the 5 going toll in California. (Last sentence modified for our West Coast friends )
...use the word "the" to describe the highways they're on, like "The 5" and "The 101"? That seems so weird to me. Out here, we say I-85 or just plain old 85. Does this sound weird to anyone else? Maybe I'm just weird
For the same reason everyone else in the country doesn't, of course! I learned that when I moved out to Cali. 6 1/2 years later when I moved back to Maryland I gave up trying not to say THE 95 or THE 295 or THE 100 - which is not how you label Maryland's freeways; you call them I-95 or just 95. I'm stuck in the THE habit and it ain't goin' away!
You know, I drove on I-80 last year most of the way, and I could have sworn I paid a toll. Even I-476 was a toll road! Honestly though, my forecast is only more of these will crop up across the country as we use less gasoline. It'll be a combination of that and higher plate costs. In fact, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if I ever hear about the 10 and the 5 going toll in California. (Last sentence modified for our West Coast friends )
Art1979, I-80 in Ohio, Indiana and some of IL are tolled but PA is still free.
BOT; I had friends who lived in SoCal and he knew the freeways ONLY by name while his wife knew them ONLY by number. Riding with them was interesting, to say the least. They're divorced now...
I pronounce it "root." The only reason I do is I remember hearing the song "Route 66" as performed by Nat King Cole when I was younger. He said "get your kicks on 'root' 66." It stuck.
I use that same pronunciation as well.
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IT'S SODA!
