Pronunciation of words by Nebraskans

Husker John said:
I always referred to a soft drink as pop ...........is the word soda becoming more frequent?
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I think pop is a more Midwestern thing (for that record, I refer to soft drinks as pop as well).

I have a coworker from Alabama and he says everything down there is 'soda.'

 
Enhance said:
I think pop is a more Midwestern thing (for that record, I refer to soft drinks as pop as well).

I have a coworker from Alabama and he says everything down there is 'soda.'
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It's almost culture shock when i visit the Midwest now and see in the "Pop" aisle in groshery stores.  It's all soda out here in eastern PA.  I have a pretty bad addiction to pop, and it shocks people when I say, "I've never consumed a soda in my life" -- because i only drink pop.  Even tho, as the graphic above shows PA as a dual pop/soda state, i get laughed at when i say pop.

 
Husker John said:
I always referred to a soft drink as pop ...........is the word soda becoming more frequent?
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Totally depends where you are.

Tx - all soda/pop is called Coke

East coast all soda/pop is called Soda or tonic

NE - all soda is called pop

 
Not sure if this belongs here, but the word "combine" is pronounced the way you say it when two things are joined together unless you're talking about a piece of farm equipment.

 
Talking to a retired railroad buddy and he reminded me about how we pronounce Cairo, NE. It's  pronounced like Karo syrup, not like the city in Egypt. 

 
The Dude said:
I still say people calling every brand of pop "Coke" is a hoax.  Nobody is that dumb.
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My father in law lived in Mississippi and called it "coke"

Actual convo

He: Want something to drink?

Me: Yes, what do you have?

He: We have "coke"

Me: Sure, that sounds great

He: What kind?

Me: Just not diet. I hate how it tastes

He: OK, but what kind?

Took awhile, but figured out what was going on

 
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I've heard commercials from 2 different grocery stores and they have both made me wonder whether I pronounce "grocery" a Nebraska way, or if I just randomly pronounce it the way I do. And in my opinion, the way I pronounce it is the un-snooty way.

My way (and the Nebraska way?): Groshery, Grosheries

Snooty way (in the commercials): Grossery, Grosseries

If my way is the Nebraska way I think these grocery stores need to make different commercials for our area.
 

What are some other examples and how do you say them?

accuracy - accYuracy or Ackeracy ? (I was watching a football game)

vase - vozz or vace ?

comfortable - comfterble or com-fort-a-ble ?

 
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