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#1 2005-12-23 09:28:13

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'carbon dated' for 'carbonated'

A fairly common substitution despite its manifest absurdity. Examples:

Okay, so you’re standing in the middle of your living room, chatting with friends and enjoying a lovely, cool, carbondated beverage of your choice.
trashtalkinrodeo.blogspot.com/

The worst offender to my numbness was any kind of carbondated beverage (including plain carbondated water).
mstherapy.org.uk/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi/ forum/forum1/?cmd=follow&fu=4943&zu=1082

I have an 11 yr. old daughter who does not like carbondated beverages or tea.
boards1.cruisecritic.com/archive/index.php?t-81094.html

i stopped into a Safeway to buy some bottled water (the carbondated kind that
tastes like strawberry-kiwi) ...
keepergirl.diaryland.com/tab.html

I have avoided carbondated soft drinks for a long time.
forum.lowcarber.org/t55888.html

I drink these alot when I feel like I cant drink another drop of water. ... “non carbondated…excellent for those who have given up soda. Full of flavor.”
www.obesityhelp.com/forums/nutrition/ nutritional+product+detail+Fruit+Water+cqk.html – 85k -

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