Mad kitty!

"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message news
"Mishi" had some very interesting things to say
about "go down cellar":

(in central New York, where it is getting colder every day!)

Getting a bit chilly in Sacramento, too [a few mornings ago, I was
wondering why I was so darn cold at the bus stop, then got home,
checked weather sites, and found it was in the low 40s. Sheesh, no
*wonder* I was cold!].

As of 7:30am PST, it's mid-50s here, projected highs mid-to-upper 60s.
Light rain yesterday.

Sigh - still in the 90s here with almost 100% humidity. We get about 15
minutes of winter a year here in Houston!

Hugs,

CatNipped

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On 24 Oct 2004 14:15:28 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

I grew up with 'pop' for any fizzy sweet drink, and 'cordial' for any sweet
drink that had to be diluted down with water.. My step-grandma, who lived
all of twenty miles away from me, used 'mineral' for any fizzy sweet drink,
and 'pop' for any sweet drink that had to be diluted down with water. I
guess I heard 'soda-pop' on American TV shows and deduced what it was from
that.

Jeanette

We used to say "pop" too, for any bottled carbonated drink. A carbonated cherry
drink bought at the drugstore fountain was a "phosphate." I never hear anybody
use either of those terms any more though.

I think the use of "pop", "soda", and "soft drink" (and "coke" too, in
a generic usage similar to "kleenex" for tissue) are regionalisms for
a usually sweet, fizzy carbonated drink.




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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On 24 Oct 2004 14:15:28 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

I grew up with 'pop' for any fizzy sweet drink, and 'cordial' for any sweet
drink that had to be diluted down with water.. My step-grandma, who lived
all of twenty miles away from me, used 'mineral' for any fizzy sweet drink,
and 'pop' for any sweet drink that had to be diluted down with water. I
guess I heard 'soda-pop' on American TV shows and deduced what it was from
that.

Jeanette

We used to say "pop" too, for any bottled carbonated drink. A carbonated cherry
drink bought at the drugstore fountain was a "phosphate." I never hear anybody
use either of those terms any more though.

I think the use of "pop", "soda", and "soft drink" (and "coke" too, in
a generic usage similar to "kleenex" for tissue) are regionalisms for
a usually sweet, fizzy carbonated drink.




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

On 24 Oct 2004 14:15:28 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

I grew up with 'pop' for any fizzy sweet drink, and 'cordial' for any sweet
drink that had to be diluted down with water.. My step-grandma, who lived
all of twenty miles away from me, used 'mineral' for any fizzy sweet drink,
and 'pop' for any sweet drink that had to be diluted down with water. I
guess I heard 'soda-pop' on American TV shows and deduced what it was from
that.

Jeanette

We used to say "pop" too, for any bottled carbonated drink. A carbonated cherry
drink bought at the drugstore fountain was a "phosphate." I never hear anybody
use either of those terms any more though.

I think the use of "pop", "soda", and "soft drink" (and "coke" too, in
a generic usage similar to "kleenex" for tissue) are regionalisms for
a usually sweet, fizzy carbonated drink.




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:40:01 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:

A couple more terms that spring to mind. Americans fill out a form while
we brits fill it in. A public school in England is private, in America
it's free.

Has anyone mentioned these Americanisms and their translations:

Fries = Chips
Chips = Crisps

Or are they outdated now?





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:40:01 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:

A couple more terms that spring to mind. Americans fill out a form while
we brits fill it in. A public school in England is private, in America
it's free.

Has anyone mentioned these Americanisms and their translations:

Fries = Chips
Chips = Crisps

Or are they outdated now?





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:40:01 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:

A couple more terms that spring to mind. Americans fill out a form while
we brits fill it in. A public school in England is private, in America
it's free.

Has anyone mentioned these Americanisms and their translations:

Fries = Chips
Chips = Crisps

Or are they outdated now?





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

Kreisleriana wrote:


The former Mr. T (an Aussie) had people remark to him that it must be
cool to live in a country from where you could drive all over Europe.
:P

ROFL!

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Kreisleriana wrote:


The former Mr. T (an Aussie) had people remark to him that it must be
cool to live in a country from where you could drive all over Europe.
:P

ROFL!

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Kreisleriana wrote:


The former Mr. T (an Aussie) had people remark to him that it must be
cool to live in a country from where you could drive all over Europe.
:P

ROFL!

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki