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[dolari]

I say Coke. :D

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[nightshadepyre.livejournal.com]

i say "soda pop". kinda all-encompassing there.

[dhd1.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that this map appears to show most of the South uses a brand name as a generic name.

Admittedly this isn't the first time I've noticed something like this happening – remember "Rollerblades" for in-line roller skates? ;)

And I also still commonly refer to cameras mounted in or on race cars as "Racecams", despite the fact that Channel Seven [not sure about CBS] doesn't appear to use the term itself anymore. hehehe

[soltice.livejournal.com]

O_O

You can't imagine how useful this is to me.

[chrysalis.livejournal.com]

I want this map on my wall!

And I say "soda" like the other Marylanders. :)

[tekalynn.livejournal.com]

Fascinating! The soda/pop split between California and Oregon perfectly matches the speech patterns in our family: I say "soda", he says "pop".

[nathan-r.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Virginia and North Carolina seems to be where the vocabulary blends from "soda" in the north to "Coke" in the south. I say "soda," but I think I'll start calling them "carbonated soft drinks" instead.

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

If I remember right, that was a conscious decision on the part of Coke, an advertsiing this in the early 20th century that actually worked.

[max-volume.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know what exactly "other" is... I've never heard soft drinks referred to as anything other than soda/pop/soda pop or a specific brand name.

[amw.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what "other" is in America, but in England they call them "fizzy drinks" (i think) and here in Aus they're "soft drinks". I tend to just say "coke" for everything, but i think that's probably because i don't drink anything else.

[missratbat.livejournal.com]

Generally, I say the one I mean, so I'll say 'Coke' if I mean Coca-Cola. But if I'm being general, 'softdrink' - most people around here (Australia) seem to say 'soft drink' or 'fizzy drink'. I don't think I've heard many, if any, locals refer to it as 'pop' or 'soda'.