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Originally Posted by bluecuracao
How would you order a ginger ale or ginger beer then??? This is a critical matter for me.
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"Ginger" is fizzy drink (non-specific); Ginger Ale and Ginger Beer are just that ...
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Originally Posted by DanaC
I did not know that Limey.
In the '70s and 80s we used to call water 'corporation pop'.
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No - it may be dying out. "Juice" is another one, also meaning any non-alcoholic cold beverage. I had a couple of guys round to fit loft insulation and when I offered them mugs of tea, they say "Naw, hen, we've got wur cans o'jus in the van".