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« on: March 05, 2005, 06:13:53 AM »
I (obviously) live in Michigan. Most people here call it, "pop."

But my grandfather was from the south and my father learned from him and I learned from my father.

I call it "soda pop." Sometimes "soda." But usually "soda pop," like my father did.

So what do you call it?


















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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2005, 06:32:49 AM »
This question is the very reason Oleg started this new forum to take the place of the Round Table! To hash out important philosophical questions such as these.
I grew up in S. Mich, calling it "pop". Then, after spending a career in Air Force, took to calling it "Soda".
Now, living here in the swamps of Coldwter, I still call it "soda", but find myself reverting back to "pop" on occasion.

I voted "soda", because that's what I call it most times.
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2005, 06:44:29 AM »
You silly midwesterners and your "language".



It's soda!  Wink


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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2005, 07:16:27 AM »
An important question indeed...

I usually call it Diet Coke, but refer to the generic drink as soda.
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2005, 07:31:32 AM »
CPL, we're neighbors!

It's pop. Or sometimes soda-pop.
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2005, 07:33:46 AM »
Btw..I heard someone else on this board earlier today refer to "Vernors."
 
Now where do you suppose they live? Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2005, 07:50:03 AM »
pop

im from chicago
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2005, 08:21:05 AM »
I used to call it pop, but then I met my wife and the term soda integrated itself into my vocab.  

now I really call sugary, empty calorie, fun water.  i've cut a whole lot of it out of my diet and drink massive amounts of water now.
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2005, 09:15:42 AM »
Damn Yankees. It's Coke! No matter what the flavor is. Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2005, 09:34:40 AM »
When I lived in Maine it was 'soda'. When I lived in Michigan it was 'pop'. Here in Texas it can be anything because so much of the population isn't from here originally. Mostly 'coke' or by specific name or 'cold drinks' (that's pronounced co'drinks by old timers).

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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2005, 09:37:13 AM »
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Btw..I heard someone else on this board earlier today refer to "Vernors."
cheesy

Now how about "Moxie"? Anybody else ever heard of that?
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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2005, 09:42:05 AM »
Call it either depending on where I am

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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2005, 09:52:43 AM »
It's either"coke adds life" or"dew the dew" for me.
Waaaaaaaaaay to much TV as a youngster. Wink
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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2005, 10:17:08 AM »
growning up south of the mason dixon line here in california, nearly everyone here calls it coke.
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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2005, 10:18:34 AM »
It's "tonic" according to my Dad but it's "soda" to me.

He, being from Boston, has weird names for everything.
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« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2005, 10:41:27 AM »
Growing up in Maryland, it was soda. As an adult in Seattle, it was pop. Here in New Mexico, everything is Coke; as in "Hey, could you get me an orange Coke?" Wierd.

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« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2005, 10:56:07 AM »
Here in N. VA, it has always been "soda" to my ears.
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« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2005, 11:01:13 AM »
"Tonic" to my Parents.

"Soft drink" to me.
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« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2005, 11:20:50 AM »
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CPL, we're neighbors!

It's pop. Or sometimes soda-pop.

Barbara, were still neighbors. I used to be Sergeant Bob but I messed and put my old email address (no longer valid) when I tried to creat my account here. When I tried to fix it, it wouldn't give me Sergeant Bob back. Sad
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« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2005, 01:30:03 PM »
I grew up in Michigan and now live in Western New York so I voted pop.  However, I tend to call all soft-drinks Coke and I really don't know why.
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« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2005, 01:37:03 PM »
I think I'm the only one in the state of Texas that calls it "pop"  You see I was born and raised in Ohio   Cheesy
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« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2005, 01:39:58 PM »
I was born in Iowa, so I call it "pop," even if it gets all the southrons up in arms about why I can't just order a "coke" like everyone else.

So...there is more than ONE in Texas.
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« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2005, 01:42:03 PM »
The drink orders go something like this:

You wanna coke?

Yea, I'll take one.

What kind do you want?

I'll have a (fill in the blank).

It's coke in most places in the South, I think.  I had this discussion with a girl I know from Nashville, and she says its coke over there too.  With the influx of yankees moving to the sunbelt, the language is changing, however.
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« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2005, 02:29:11 PM »
Yeah, a lot of 'Coke' whether it actually is or not here too.  I'll say that every so often, but usually it's soft-drink at a restaurant... or fizzy-lifting-drink depending on my mood.
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« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2005, 02:39:21 PM »
I voted Coke.

Here in the South  "Soda"  used a lot.

Actually of Late I have been referring to everything as  RC

Did this growing up...Clerk gave me a funny the other day , said I wanted a RC - deer in the headlight look- I pointed at the Dr.Pepper...I think I fried some brain cells with that...
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