Courtesy Sign Fail
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- A genuine inconvenience this sign is…
(4.93 out of 5) - Perhaps the person who wrote this was under the influence of a “relevant thing”
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(4.81 out of 5) - Dear our guests, we appreciate all your pleasure…
(4.8 out of 5) - Hotel Fail
(4.8 out of 5) - This gives me a lot of faith in their abilities… Writing Center FAIL
(4.8 out of 5) - Soda Fail
(4.76 out of 5) - Fail For Sale
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Does this photo originate from the Western Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh area? I am of the understanding that the use of the word “pop” as synonymous for what the rest of the world refers to as “soda” is specific to Pittsburgh.
That said, most of the trash around here is fairly genuine. I haven’t seen much call for faux-refuse.
This was probably an issue of an over-zealous spell checker and someone who wasn’t sure how to spell ‘facilities’ in the first place.
Oh, and “pop” is by no means only specific to Pittsburgh. You can google and find a ton of linguistic atlases that show this distribution. I’ve seen a few in my linguistics classes (I’m a major) but unfortunately I can’t remember enough to tell you where else they say “pop.”
I guess they deserve a little credit for using spell check… I hope.
I’ve never said soda, and I’m from Toronto.
http://popvssoda.com:2998/
why pop a good thing?
http://popvssoda.com:2998/
Whoops, I’m a bit late.
spellcheck fail
Thank you! I never saw that, but it’s been truly enlightening.
Thank you! I never saw that, but it’s been truly enlightening.
I’ve lived in three states, Ohio, Kentucky, and PA. They all called it pop. Maybe outside of the rust belt you call it something else but soda is soda water here and it’s something people ruin Scotch with.
It’s coke in the south.. even if it’s a pepsi, we say “gimme a coke!” =[
Yes, I was going to chime in with the fact that when someone here in the South asks you to get him or her a Coke, it could actually be any kind of soft drink. Which is what we called it in California when I was growing up there. Pop has generally been used by NE/East coast/Mid-Western friends, in my experience.
I’m intrigued that coffee cans are implied, as opposed to cups. And trash falsities - now, that is wonderful, and makes me think of silicone enhancements …
The origin of this photo is from the KayBee Toys in the Woodburn Company Stores shopping center in Woodburn, Oregon.
or opposed to pop and soda you call it a FIZZY DRINK!! that is what it is!!!!
Most of Wisconsin says “pop,” but I believe that in and around Milwaukee they say “soda.”
What are you looking for when you ask for the location of a bubbler?