What if water is also the oldest nickname and its been so long that we forgot what the real name was
Anyone who discovers water’s actual name would have total power over it and command all the seas. Turns out water was actually an eldritch demon whose only purpose was to create a legion of legions of living creatures entirely dependent on it for their survival. One day the being that is water will be ready and their grander plans will see us all conquering the stars.
You need to relax, bud.
Probably was like walterburg fluid and eventually simplified to waduh
That’s actually speculated to be the case with the word “bear.” There was a superstition that saying its true name might summon it.
Round where I’m from (north of England) people call it “council pop”. I suppose the equivalent for the US would be “EPA soda” or “state cola” or something.
I’ve heard a few old timers call it “Adam’s Ale”, so it has at least one
me sippin on adams sweet ale 🤤
ITT: the reason water doesn’t have a nickname.
It’s been called Adam’s Ale since at least 1643 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam’s_ale
It was grandfathered in from when there was no competition, and therefore no need for nicknames. “I need a drink” simply meant water. The beverage.
Faucet dew? Plumbweiser? No water puns in Englishland?
Edit: Fountain dew!
When my little sister was about 3 she would only drink juice. One night i grabbed the juice pitcher, an empty jar and pretended too mix up some juice for her (we always had the frozen juice concentrate), as i poured a glass for her she asked what kind of juice is was. I said ‘it is clear juice.’
I am in my 40s now, and she still asks me if i want a glass of clear juice.
I’d a mate that called it council pop.
Wawa? H²0? The drink (golf term)?
Fun fact: one of the oldest languages with an interpretation of the word “water” is Sumerian from over 3500 years ago.
It was pronounced “ay”
(like Fonzi, not eye)
