Eric Kleefeld wrote: I'd bet you there are soft drink executives in the Midwest who do call it "pop".  And if there are comics pros who say "bubble", then "bubble" is an acceptable alternative.

Eric, this is silly.  You're being argumentative in an attempt to prove a point.  Because 5, 10, or 20 people in the industry may say "bubble", then it's an acceptable alternative?  That's just silly. You keep referring to "pop" and "soda".  I'd argue that those are coloquialisims...coloquialisms that don't apply to the improper use of "bubble" in place of "balloon".  You don't hear pros in NYC call it "balloon" while pros in LA call it "bubble".  If that was the case, then you'd have a leg to stand on.  As it is, the terms are no more interchangeable because a minority of pros use the wrong term than it would be if I got a bunch of friends to call an "edit bay" the "boom room".

I hate it when people spell it "spiderman".  Besides being absolutely wrong, you can't pronounce it as "Spider-Man", but rather like "Feldman" or "Spiegelman".

I just have to jump in and say that both "soda" and "pop" are incorrect.

It's a coke.  It doesn't matter if it's Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Mountain Dew..etc.

"I'm getting a coke.  Do you want one?"

"Sure"

"What kind?"

"Mountain Dew"

Silly yankees...

Here here!  You must be from The South.

I've been in some edit bays that appear to have been boom rooms, or more likely boom-boom rooms (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).

JB, technical question: is there a term for the circles coming from a Thought Balloon in place of the pointer?  (which isn't moot, I expect a thought balloon come back . . I do!)