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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
Linguistically speaking, Texas falls squarely in the "Coke for soda" camp - perhaps El Paso excepted.  I forget where I read a recent study, but yes, it is "Texas slang".
As to "Daisy Dukes" - I think it may be more of a generational thing than regional. "Short shorts" and "hiphuggers" were/are used by those of a certain age. |
Yes, everyone says Coke, and I've been/lived all over. (Though not El Paso...) Though it's more in the context of, "I'm going to go get a coke" and coming back with sprite or sunkist, etc. than "do you want a coke?" "yes?" "what flavor?"
And the shorts thing is very possible. I am a baby.