And not a "hard", "sharp", "etc" drink? Why SOFT? What is it about carbonated beverages that's SOFT?
2006-10-03 14:47:42 · 9 answers · asked by BugsBiteBack 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Thanks for the bits on alcoholic drinks being hard.
But I'm looking for:
why carbonated beverages ARE soft,
NOT why they ARE NOT called X or Y.
2006-10-03 14:53:13 · update #1
And yes, I'm looking for info on CARBONATED beverages in particular.
Some of your definitions of soft drinks as not having alcohol would mean:
"soft drinks" include such things as water & apple juice. But water & apple juice are not referred to as soft drinks.
2006-10-03 14:56:44 · update #2
A hard drink is rum, Vodka, Gin etc..
The term soft drink originally applied to carbonated drinks and non-carbonated drinks made from concentrates, although it now commonly refers to any cold drink that does not contain alcohol. Beverages like soda, lemonade, and fruit punch are among the most common types of soft drinks, while hot chocolate, tea, and coffee do not fall into this classification.
2006-10-03 14:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because they do not contain any HARD liquor! The SOFT in soft drink has nothing to do with the taste of the beverage but rather with what it does not contain which is alcohol.
2006-10-03 15:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by He Coon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion on that is, drinks containing alcohol are referred to as hard drinks. Soft drinks have no alcohol
2006-10-03 14:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by aliciarox 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is because there is no alcohol in it. Without they are soft drinks.
2006-10-03 14:51:15 · answer #4 · answered by carmen d 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The taste. The bubbly feeling it gives the mouth.
2006-10-04 00:19:57 · answer #5 · answered by dervin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hard drink has alcohol in it
2006-10-03 14:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by cc 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hard would mean containing alcohol... therefore soft meaning non-alcoholic...
2006-10-03 14:51:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I call them soda, but I hear some people call it pop.
2006-10-03 14:56:15 · answer #8 · answered by Angry 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to distinguish them from HARD liquor drinks.
2006-10-03 16:00:10 · answer #9 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good point
2006-10-03 16:49:42 · answer #10 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋