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Originally posted by Ogre
is it prononced "beetee" (that's how i say it) or "beeahtee", team 71 that is
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y don't you ask bill beatty?
It is always a good conversation opener to ask if they call it pop or soda. In socal, most everyone says soda, but many times i will just say coke. Purists will argue that you cannot say coke unless you refer to coca-cola, but the biggest advantage to coke is that everyone knows what you are talking about. I can't tell you how many times i've had someone ask me "What the heck is pop??"
Then of course, one time i met someone i think he was from boston who said "tonic". Any one else heard that one?
My favorite canadianism is hoser. I refuse to classify "eh" as a canadianism because i know too many americans who say it. I say it myself on many occasions.
I also enjoy noticing how people ask questions. Canadians (among others) say "You going to Florida, eh?" whereas Hawaiians and Floridians end with "yah?" New Yorkers will say "Going to Florida, yo?" and of course there's the nonspecific "You going to florida, hm?" What am i missing?