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Old 05-28-21, 08:58 PM   #9
Sean C
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Originally Posted by 3catcircus View Post
Asking someone to repeat what they just said. "Say that again." "Say what?" "Do what?" and the standard USN phone talker phraseology "Say again." I can always tell former sailors by that last one.

I use the last one a lot ... but I am not a former [or current] sailor.



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Likewise carbonated soft drinks - soda, soder, pop, or coke (even if it isn't coca-cola but another soft drink).

I was once approached by a young man who asked me where the closest place was to get a pop. Being from the South, I was momentarily confused about what he was asking. We call it soda. Only Yankees say pop.
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