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In response to
"sometimes sneakers, sometimes tennis shoes. I say both soda and pop! -- nm"
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Remlik
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I think I'm an outlier. I tend to refer to both by what they actually are (i.e. if I'm talking about athletic shoes of some sort I would refer to
Posted by
pmb (aka pmb)
Jul 12 '17, 08:33
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them as running shoes or tennis shoes depending on their purpose). More generically I'd probably call them gym shoes. I think of sneakers as less an athletic shoe than a casual rubber soled shoe. For drinks I will generally call a coke a coke or 7up a 7up. Generically I'd probably say a soft drink.
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