Date:  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 09:32:27 -0400

From:  Merri Lisa Johnson <mj906388[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU>

Subject: Re: green/string beans



On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Larry Horn wrote:



> They've always been string beans to me. "Green beans" sounds to me as though

> it would be said by those who say "pop" instead of "soda".  (This presumably

> reflects my New York City roots.)   Larry

>

I say green beans, and I don't say "pop" or "soda" but rather "coke"--a

phenomenon I hear is common to Southerners. Although I have to admit that

since I moved to Ohio I have started saying "soda" to avoid the looks and

because "pop" sounds to me like something out of "Happy Days"--no offense.



Merri Lisa

Ohio University