Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.netM to main@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agoPATRIOTS ARE SLOWLY GAINING CONTROLhexbear.netimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down10
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minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoMy paternal family is all southern. I’ve never heard anyone use coke as a generic term.
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-27 months agoMy grandma did it. “Do you want a coke?””Sure””What would you like, we’ve got Dr Pepper and Sprite” was a normal conversation. Absolutely absurd.
minus-squarerandompastalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI think this is more regional than the map would suggest. I heard this all the time. Even said it. And if you wanted Coca Cola when asked what type of coke, you could just say ‘regular’. Pronounced ‘rag-lur’.
My paternal family is all southern. I’ve never heard anyone use coke as a generic term.
My grandma did it. “Do you want a coke?””Sure””What would you like, we’ve got Dr Pepper and Sprite” was a normal conversation. Absolutely absurd.
I think this is more regional than the map would suggest. I heard this all the time. Even said it. And if you wanted Coca Cola when asked what type of coke, you could just say ‘regular’. Pronounced ‘rag-lur’.