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Pop vs. soda
Here is the linguistic map, courtesy of Eric Rasmusen. I first heard the term "pop" when I was seventeen and met somebody from Nebraska. Being from New Jersey, I could not figure out why she suddenly yearned after her father ("I'd like a pop, please")...
Posted by Tyler Cowen on April 7, 2005 at 07:47 AM in Data Source | Permalink
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