A Short History of Soft Drinks

A soft drink is a beverage, often carbonated, that does not contain alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are more commonly known as soda, pop, tonic, or soda pop in parts of the United States and Canada, or fizzy drinks in the U.K.; sometimes called minerals in Ireland. The name "soft drink" specifies a lack of alcohol by way of contrast to the term "hard drink". The term "drink", while nominally n ...

Date added: 27 February '08

You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can't Make It Drink

by Cristina Nuta - This idiom refers to the fact that one can show the people around him the way to do things, he can offer good advice but he cannot force them to act or to make them take it. It is the best way to suggest the fact that everybody has his own personality and the possibility to choose what he considers to be the best choice in his life no matter the circumstances. Very freque ...

Date added: 11 February '07

Quote : You Can Lead a Horse to Water but You Can't Make Him Drink

by Herminne Tonita - Whenever you see a friend in need your first impulse is to help him, to give him some pieces of advice you consider would be of great help to him. But there are moments when all that is useless because he doesn't even pay attention to you or he thinks you are wrong and he is right. You can't make him do what you think it is best. If you are patient enough and you stick next ...

Date added: 28 February '07

Do you drink alcohol?

by Cristina Nuta - Alcohol has been a very dangerous vice since the mankind. People drink alcohol from different reasons, but the first and most important one is that alcohol is generally consumed at parties and with special occasions, when people want to have fun and to feel a little different, as if they had no concerns. Still, the idea is the following: not only mature persons drink alco ...

Date added: 11 July '07