Basic

So I'm in front of my computer doing chemistry homework when I look at a problem I got wrong the other day and haven't fixed yet. It's about mixing a strong acid and a strong base and finding the resultant pH - a really easy problem. I said out loud to myself "how could I possibly get that wrong? It's so basic!" Uh oh, double entendre. I glance at the answer I've entered - which, although wrong, can't be TOO far off - of 4.1, definitely acidic. I start correcting the statement in my head, short-circuit a bit, and then just laugh at myself.

It reminded me of a time in high school when LS said he didn't like Sprite because it was too basic. Chem geek that I am, I didn't even consider the more common meaning. "What do you mean it's basic?" I asked, confused. My reasoning was something like "soda is carbonated, carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid in water, therefore it can't be basic, and also it doesn't taste bitter or feel slippery so what is he talking about?" I don't think I got much of that out though because Senor Evergreen quickly realized my mistake and started explaining and laughing.

Recalculated: the pH is actually 2.5. Still acidic.