>  A word about 'pop' from across the Atlantic.  It is a very common informal
term everywhere in Britain for fizzy soft drinks generally, particularly among
the young.  Evidence for this can be seen in the name for the new type of
alcoholic drink meant to appeal to teenagers:  an 'alcopop'.

It derives from the noise made when the bottle of carbonated drink is opened
-- a nice example of onomatopoeia combined with a metonymic effect (the
noise found with the drink).

Edmond


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