I was going to post “soft drinks implies the existence of hard drinks” but then I looked it up and yes actually, that is the real etymology of the phrase “soft drinks”:

So called in contrast to strong alcoholic beverages, which are “hard liquors”.

@kasdeya tfw soft drinks do indeed imply the existence of hard drinks (booze)

@kasdeya I think I passed through the same process of wanting to toot this in the past

@kasdeya So yes, they indeed implied said existence! Don't we have a habit of saying "It's funny because it's true"? At least I do.

@fargate hehehe! I’ve definitely said that before - and I think it’s very applicable here