A person from one part of the United States might ask you
for a glass of "soda," while a person from a different region might ask for a glass of "pop." Still a third person might ask for a "Coke," while a fourth would request a glass of "tonic." All of these individuals want the same thing, but the variation in how they request it demonstrates a
A) dialect.
B) colloquialism.
C) semantic error.
D) phonemic shift.
Answer: A
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