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Posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
call *sherbet* sherbert??? i always have and thought that was the actual name..lol
Posted by Phillipa on July 18, 2006, at 22:59:00
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
Nope Love Phillipa
Posted by Michael83 on July 18, 2006, at 23:03:47
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
Is it really sherbet? I've always called it "sherbert."
Posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 0:35:22
In reply to Re: DOES ANYONE ELSE » wildcardII, posted by Michael83 on July 18, 2006, at 23:03:47
Posted by chinchilla1 on July 19, 2006, at 12:11:18
In reply to ;O) so i'm not alone (nm) » Michael83, posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 0:35:22
I used to call it "sherbert," then somehow started calling it "sherbet."
Anywhoo, "The Free Dictionary" online says both forms are correct.
It also says that the Aussies call an alcoholic beverage, especially beer, "sherbert."
Posted by Declan on July 19, 2006, at 13:41:48
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
You're not talking about that thing from the middle east, whatever it is, that you get with slave girls (Journey of the Maji)? Not that powdery sweet that you can excitingly inhale through straws or hollow licorice? I fear you are talking about soft drink. But Americans call that soda-pop? Maybe they did?
Posted by sleepygirl on July 19, 2006, at 13:55:27
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
Posted by curtm on July 19, 2006, at 15:02:42
In reply to Sherbet, posted by Declan on July 19, 2006, at 13:41:48
Some people call it sorbet, Is there a difference?
My favorite is lemon. Mmmmmmmmmm
Posted by Adrift on July 19, 2006, at 16:12:54
In reply to Re: Sherbet, posted by curtm on July 19, 2006, at 15:02:42
> Some people call it sorbet, Is there a difference?
>
Sorbet is icy, and doesn't have milk, sherbet is sorbet with milk. It is more like icecream.
Posted by Adrift on July 19, 2006, at 16:15:39
In reply to Sherbet, posted by Declan on July 19, 2006, at 13:41:48
> You're not talking about that thing from the middle east, whatever it is, that you get with slave girls (Journey of the Maji)? Not that powdery sweet that you can excitingly inhale through straws or hollow licorice? I fear you are talking about soft drink. But Americans call that soda-pop? Maybe they did?
No, it's differnet. I remember those. I don't like them much. They are talking about something similar to ice cream, not powder.
Posted by Kath on July 19, 2006, at 16:20:07
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
Always thought it was sherbert also & I HATE saying sherbet, but feel sorta weird saying sherbert when I know its only 1 'R'!!!
Wow - I guess if people knew THAT about me, they could easily tell how comfortable I feel with them.
Comfortable = sherbert
Less comfortable = sherbet
:-)) Anyway - it's yummy - especially LIME - I LOVE LIME flavour!!
Kath
> call *sherbet* sherbert??? i always have and thought that was the actual name..lol
Posted by Kath on July 19, 2006, at 16:23:37
In reply to Sherbet, posted by Declan on July 19, 2006, at 13:41:48
I forgot about that powder-through-the-licorice-straw stuff!!!!!!!!
The sherbERt (that shows I feel comfortable with you if I say it like that) I am thinking of is like ice-cream, but I think they use water instead of milk to make it.
Kath
PS - what's Journey of the Maji? a book??
> You're not talking about that thing from the middle east, whatever it is, that you get with slave girls (Journey of the Maji)? Not that powdery sweet that you can excitingly inhale through straws or hollow licorice? I fear you are talking about soft drink. But Americans call that soda-pop? Maybe they did?
Posted by Kath on July 19, 2006, at 16:25:14
In reply to Re: Sherbet, posted by curtm on July 19, 2006, at 15:02:42
Do they really call it sorbet?
Do you think we're almost kindred spirits - I like lime/you like lemon?
K
> Some people call it sorbet, Is there a difference?
>
> My favorite is lemon. Mmmmmmmmmm
Posted by Kath on July 19, 2006, at 16:26:18
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
Hey Wildcard - what will we do when you've had your baby? You'll be too darned busy to ask interesting questions like this!!!
luv, Kath
Posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 17:16:18
In reply to DOES ANYONE ELSE, posted by wildcardII on July 18, 2006, at 22:20:53
that different countries/places have diff. names for things...i meant sherbeRt (lol), as in the fruity kinda ice cream. and in the US it's more common in the north (at least people i know), to say pop or soda pop and the south says soda...not too sure about east/west ;O)
and my favorite is orange, i think~that's a hard one...
Posted by cloudydaze on July 19, 2006, at 17:23:21
In reply to i forget, posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 17:16:18
> that different countries/places have diff. names for things...i meant sherbeRt (lol), as in the fruity kinda ice cream. and in the US it's more common in the north (at least people i know), to say pop or soda pop and the south says soda...not too sure about east/west ;O)
>
> and my favorite is orange, i think~that's a hard one...the first time I heard someone call soda "pop" i thought it was weird...since then I've met many people who call it pop...
To me, it's soda....and sometimes I call all soda "coke" LOL (i guess kinda how people call all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand...)
PS. Lime is my favorite...lime or rainbow :)
Fruit Sorbet is really good too
Posted by TexasChic on July 19, 2006, at 18:40:30
In reply to Re: i forget, posted by cloudydaze on July 19, 2006, at 17:23:21
I actually had to go look in my freezer! I never noticed that before - weird. I get the rainbow kind. Its great for hot days like this. Its not as heavy as ice cream.
I also call all soft drinks 'coke'. Everyone does around here. I have heard it called 'soda water' in other parts of Texas, but I always thought that sounded funny.
-T
Posted by Phillipa on July 19, 2006, at 19:39:50
In reply to Re: i forget » cloudydaze, posted by TexasChic on July 19, 2006, at 18:40:30
In Connecticut it's called Soda, and Greg has lived all around the world and calls it Soda too. Love Phillipa
Posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 20:46:46
In reply to Re: i forget » cloudydaze, posted by TexasChic on July 19, 2006, at 18:40:30
get rainbow ;O)! and it has so much less fat than ice cream too. it's awesome in a smoothie.
oh, and some people here in the southeast call soda coke or cola regardless of what type it is =p
Posted by cloudydaze on July 20, 2006, at 2:26:42
In reply to i always » TexasChic, posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 20:46:46
> get rainbow ;O)! and it has so much less fat than ice cream too. it's awesome in a smoothie.
i like to mix it with sprite...before i gave up soda
>
> oh, and some people here in the southeast call soda coke or cola regardless of what type it is =poh good...i thought i was weird....
Posted by Kath on July 20, 2006, at 8:19:46
In reply to i forget, posted by wildcardII on July 19, 2006, at 17:16:18
That's interesting about "pop" - Any Canadians who I know call the fizzy drink with (is it) 8 teaspoons of sugar per can 'pop'.
Any Americans I've know up 'til now have called it soda!
K
PS - 'can' or 'tin' - that's another word that different countries use. I think it's 'can' in the U.S. & 'tin' in Britain & Canada. Although, as you see, I've used 'can'.
Posted by Dinah on July 21, 2006, at 10:04:41
In reply to Re: i forget, posted by cloudydaze on July 19, 2006, at 17:23:21
Soda or soda pop or pop all sound strange to me.
They're soft drinks around here.
I'll go with sherbert being an alternate spelling, and keep my second "r". No one would know what I was talking about otherwise.
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