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Originally Posted by ladyislingering
Lately I've been hearing a lot of obnoxious radio commercials where people refer to champagne as "bubbly". Like, as a noun. They don't call it champagne. They call it "bubbly". Is this some sort of idiotic thing that people say up here in the pacific Northwest and I've just never heard it before, or is it understandable to be irritated?
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Any sparkling wine that is not made in the Champagne region of France usually does not bear the name "Champagne." Champagne and other sparkling wines have bubbles, and bubbles are fun so they call it "bubbly."
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Originally Posted by mord
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