"Soda"vs."Pop"vs....?

[lordlundar]

usually pop.

And here's a fun little map

[Ghel]

I grew up calling it pop. Then around 14 years old, I started calling it soda. Not because I moved, or anything like that. I just liked the sound of the word better. I get weird looks sometimes, but people know what I mean.

[joe hx]

For me, if the word is used just by itself, it's "pop." If I specify flavor, such as orange, grape, or cream, it becomes "orange soda," "grape soda," or "cream soda."

Sometimes I do call it by its full name: "Sodapop"

[Parrothead]

It's Coke, always has been, always will be.

[BookstoreEscapee]

What do you call cotton swabs? Q-tips. What do you call an adhesive bandage? A Band-Aid. I really only say it at home, where the conversation goes, "Do you wanna Coke?" "Yeah" "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

But there's no real difference between brands of cotton swabs or adhesive bandages. There is quite a difference between different types of soda.

And yes, I call it soda. Don't hear "pop" much in Jersey.

If I want cola in a restaurant and I'm not sure if they carry Coke or Pepsi, I'll usually just say Coke. If they carry Pepsi, the response is usually, "It's Pepsi, is that OK?" My brother usually orders "Coke, Pepsi, whatever."

[Greenday]

BookstoreEscapee, you don't hear pop much in Jersey cause no one calls it pop in Jersey.

[Fryk]

Then there's Louisiana, where they sometimes called it all Cold Drink. Pronounced Coooowd Drank

[DrFaroohk]

I saw a website a long time ago that would ask you what you call something and it'd tell you where it was called that...i.e. a big long sandwich like you get at subway is called a hoagie, a grinder, a sub, etc...

Anyone ever seen that site?

[Ghel]

usually pop.

And here's a fun little map

Hmm... Most of Minnesota is "pop" except for that little bit of Lake of the Woods that sticks into Canada. That's "other." I wonder what "other" is.

But there's no real difference between brands of cotton swabs or adhesive bandages.

Not to derail the thread, but there's actually a HUGE difference between adhesive bandages. Because of my psoriasis, I'm constantly using bandaids. Except not Bandaids. I use Nexcare bandages, because they stay on the longest. Despite their catchy jingle, Bandaids don't stick very long at all.

[sarasquirrel]

soda, of course


but yea then you think of

band-aid
q-tips
kleenex (almost never hear tissue)

[Lace Neil Singer]

Right now, I'm imagining those of you who call fizzy "soda" asking for soda in a restaurant and then getting this: http://www.justminiatures.co.uk/imag...da-Can_MED.jpg

XD

[Nyoibo]

In Australia it's called soft drink, or you ask for what you want by name eg. coke, fanta.

[Greenday]

In Australia it's called soft drink, or you ask for what you want by name eg. coke, fanta.

Soft drink is another generic name for soda here. No one, when speaking, calls it a soft drink, but on menus and other times when written out, it is sometimes referred to as a soft drink.

[Fryk]

Soft Drink technically refers to anything non-alcholic, doesn't it?

[Nyoibo]

It can, but is usually used to refer to fizzy stuff.

Like you yanks use Soda not just for soda water.