How do you pronounce "que" ?

[belle&beast]

My grandmother, who is now almost 90, "warshes" her clothes. We have all grown up in the same area and I rarely hear that from anyone but her.

 

[Lorelai]

My grandmother, who is now almost 90, "warshes" her clothes. We have all grown up in the same area and I rarely hear that from anyone but her.

That reminds me of the way Goofy says "gawrsh" for gosh. She is being very Disneyesque. Or is that Disney-es- Q??

 

[brbenoit]

Actually, you've got it backwards.

Soda is the noun, as in Soda Water (the main component of the drink). Pop is the adjective, to describe the taste/carbonation. Just to be sure, I looked it up at Websters. It's funny, because that's always the thing I think when I hear someone ask for "Pop", LOL. I always want to ask "...corn?" The thought of going to the movies and getting a tub of popcorn and a pop in a cup sounds so strange to me. That one has always tickeled me too, but if you look at Pepsi's corporate report they sell soda, not pop. I find "pop" cute, but it's use seems to really be declining.
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But the pop in Popcorn is the adjective and the pop in soda pop is different, it is not the same word so to speak.

Just as you stated soda water, in that statement soda is the adjective describing the type of water. Water is the noun in that statement. Since a Coke or other Soft Drink is a Soda Drink, Pop is used in place of water because it is not just carbonated water but carbonated pop. In the term Soda Pop the soda is the carbonation of the pop, just as a non-carbonated drink may be referred to as pop. Use of Soda as the noun and pop as the adjective is like saying I have a car green.

I do not see where it is declining regionally, you will see some people adapt to the region that they are in but you will find very few people in MI referring to it as Soda.

 

[brbenoit]

This thread is cracking me up !

I have always said "Q"
I sit on a couch
I drink "coke" in many different flavors

I drink Coke in many flavors too, Cherry Coke, Diet Coke, CDiet Coke with Splenda.

I avoid Pepsi whenever possible.

 

[twinklebug]

I drink Coke in many flavors too, Cherry Coke, Diet Coke, CDiet Coke with Splenda.

I avoid Pepsi whenever possible.

I've lived in New England all my life have never heard anyone refer to a soft drink as tonic. Most will say soda, but in my home usually the question typically goes "can I have a Sprite/Fresca/Coke/etc" We ask by name. Soda, Pop, Tonic and even Coke used as nouns to replace the term soft drink just sounds like bad English.

 

[momrek06]

I've lived in New England all my life have never heard anyone refer to a soft drink as tonic. Most will say soda, but in my home usually the question typically goes "can I have a Sprite/Fresca/Coke/etc" We ask by name. Soda, Pop, Tonic and even Coke used as nouns to replace the term soft drink just sounds like bad English.

Boston here...and yes, I have always said SODA or the actual name..like Pepsi/Coke/Sprite...now my parents who are born and brought up in NY until dad relocated with his job to Beantown...they have always said "soft drink"...I cannot ever recall my parents saying soda at all. But then again maybe it is because a "hard drink" was liquor and a soft drink was soda...

Oh and we never said tonic or pop EVER!

 

[Linda/MA]

Boston here...and yes, I have always said SODA or the actual name..like Pepsi/Coke/Sprite...now my parents who are born and brought up in NY until dad relocated with his job to Beantown...they have always said "soft drink"...I cannot ever recall my parents saying soda at all. But then again maybe it is because a "hard drink" was liquor and a soft drink was soda...

Oh and we never said tonic or pop EVER!

I grew up right outside of Boston as did my parents and we always said tonic. I have a friend who grew up in southern Maine and she also says tonic. It's probably not used as much today as when I was growing up. . . must be all those foreigners moving here.

 

[momrek06]

I grew up right outside of Boston as did my parents and we always said tonic. I have a friend who grew up in southern Maine and she also says tonic. It's probably not used as much today as when I was growing up. . . must be all those foreigners moving here.

Wow..you really said TONIC...been in MA since 1965 and never heard or said tonic and my parents have a summer home on an island in southern Maine (can't get herah from therah) and I have never heard it used up there (or downeast as they say)!!!

 

[krismas29]

My older family members all say 'tonic' and so does 1 friend from college and her family. We talked about it once and thought it must be a Southie/Dorchester thing since that is where both of our families originated at the turn of last century. I dropped the habit young ... but my friend STILL gets surprised when given a tonic water in a restaurant!

 

[Linda/MA]

Wow..you really said TONIC...been in MA since 1965 and never heard or said tonic and my parents have a summer home on an island in southern Maine (can't get herah from therah) and I have never heard it used up there (or downeast as they say)!!!

If you ever go food shopping at Market Basket, check out the signage in the soft drink aisle. It's says "tonic". . . at least the one near me does!

 

[miss missy]

Q

 

[monetnj]

I say both bathroom and washroom, although I'm not sure why???

In Ontario there is a distinction between a University and a College so I usually don't interchange those.

I also thought of another one... I say "Q"-pon not coo-pon for coupon.

There is a distinction in the States too. A university usually refers to a school with a graduate program. A college does not have a graduate school. However, most people use college as the general term for post-highschool advanced study.

 

[momrek06]

There is a distinction in the States too. A university usually refers to a school with a graduate program. A college does not have a graduate school. However, most people use college as the general term for post-highschool advanced study.

That is not necessarily true.
My DS is getting his Masters in European History at Providence College in RI. As a matter of fact PC was listed as one of the TOP colleges by Princeton Review for their outstanding graduate program.

 

[twinklebug]

There is a distinction in the States too. A university usually refers to a school with a graduate program. A college does not have a graduate school. However, most people use college as the general term for post-highschool advanced study.

Colleges are typically small and more personal than universities. I can name several colleges off the top of my head that have graduate programs: Boston College, Bridgewater State College, Western New England College. The list is huge.

Don't forget that many universities have what was once known as colleges within them, although the newer term is "school of". For example; I went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Engineering.

In universities, Graduations are sometimes also broken down by school as it would be an olympic event to graduate all students on the same day.

 

[monetnj]

Colleges are typically small and more personal than universities. I can name several colleges off the top of my head that have graduate programs: Boston College, Bridgewater State College, Western New England College. The list is huge.

Don't forget that many universities have what was once known as colleges within them, although the newer term is "school of". For example; I went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Engineering.

In universities, Graduations are sometimes also broken down by school as it would be an olympic event to graduate all students on the same day.

This is why I said "usually." I, in fact, graduated from (and currently work at) Princeton University that embodies one of the alternate meanings of the term "college" (see below). We have 5 (about to be 6) residential colleges where students live, dine and socialize.

Anyway, according to Websters Dictionary:

University

an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees; specifically : one made up of an undergraduate division which confers bachelor's degrees and a graduate division which comprises a graduate school and professional schools each of which may confer master's degrees and doctorates

College

a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees <Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford> -- called also residential college

and

an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree; also : a university division offering this d : a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses e : an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field <business college>

Of course, the real-life application of the two terms can be complicated by the historical roots and history of the institution in question. Princeton University itself was once the College of New Jersey.

 

[brbenoit]

I've lived in New England all my life have never heard anyone refer to a soft drink as tonic. Most will say soda, but in my home usually the question typically goes "can I have a Sprite/Fresca/Coke/etc" We ask by name. Soda, Pop, Tonic and even Coke used as nouns to replace the term soft drink just sounds like bad English.

I wouldn't consider it any worse english than calling it a soft drink. I also refer to the specific type of drink as I have personal preferences. if I ask for a Coke I mean a Coke and the response may be "Is Pepsi OK?"

 

[U2_rocks!]

Queue = Q
Quay = key
Coupon = coo-pon
I sit on a couch (or I usually say "in", not "on")
I go to the bathroom
A fizzy drink without alcohol is a soft drink, vs a hard drink which has in alcohol. I usually ask for a specific brand, like Coke or Sprite, depending what I'm in the mood for, raher than just say "I want a soft drink" (I actually don't drink soft drinks too often). Around here if you offer someone a drink and they don't want alcohol, they will often say "oh, just something soft". In that case they aren't too particular what it is.
I graduated from university.
I would go to THE prom.
Rubber is another word for eraser here.

Some more:

Stone porches are patios, wooden porches are decks.
We OUT the lights, not turn them OFF.

 

[zookeeper]

It's really amazing we can understand eachother at all!!!

I must say, I think this is one of the most interesting threads I've read in a long time. Thanks to everyone who keeps posting.

Of course, that could be because I have no plans to return to Disney in immediate future so the forums on actual Disney stuff are far too painful to look at right now!

 

[js]

It's really amazing we can understand eachother at all!!!

I must say, I think this is one of the most interesting threads I've read in a long time. Thanks to everyone who keeps posting.

Of course, that could be because I have no plans to return to Disney in immediate future so the forums on actual Disney stuff are far too painful to look at right now!

I'll let my dm know. She is usually a thread killer so we are both amused how many have responded. The BEST part of this though is I was correct

 

[goofinoff]

Que is Spanish for "what" and is pronounced "kay."

that's what i thought op meant.