Hi, everyone. Yesterday, I was talking to an American friend and she told me that when she was working as a waitress in London somewhere, the customers would refer to Sprite/SevenUp as lemonade. So, when they asked for lemonade, it was the fizzy drinks they were requesting. Now, I've never heard that before and I've lived in the UK for donkeys.
So, I was wondering, does anyone know if "lemonade" is used for the fizzy drinks in any part of the UK?
So, I was wondering, does anyone know if "lemonade" is used for the fizzy drinks in any part of the UK?
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When I lived in London years ago, one of my London relatives said to me , 'Let's go out for a quick lemonade'.
We came home after 8 pints of beer (each).
When I was a child, lemonade was always fizzy.
Clive
Next time you come to London I'll go out for a lemonade with you Clive.
Lemonade is the name of the drink. Sprite/7 up/all those others are brand names.
Cola is the drink. Coke/Pepsi is the brand.
I am familiar with the French word limonade, however, which is just what you describe -- a fizzy drink like Sprite. My French dictionary defines it as lemonade (British) or SevenUp (American). This leads me to believe that lemonade as I know it is not what the British call lemonade.
CJ