do you call it soda or pop?

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  1. egger

    egger Member

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    Most say soda. Some people in the Midwest U.S. call it pop.
     
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  3. egger

    egger Member

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    Tree lawn is another one. That term appears to be used in the Midwest but not much in other regions.
     
  4. dreadlocksftw

    dreadlocksftw Visitor

    Depends on the brand.

    I call Coke by its name, for example. I do that with all carbonated drinks.
     
  5. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    they do?
     
  6. odonII

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    I probably said 'pop' when I was a child. I generally call it by the brand name or what it actually is - lemonade / coke etc. I would never say 'soda' NEVER.
     
  7. Frieden

    Frieden Senior Member

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    Both but growing up I mostly said pop.
     
  8. egger

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    I used to call it soda pop.
     
  9. deleted

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    I dont think i say either much anymore, since I dont drink soda pop.
     
  10. lovelyxmalia

    lovelyxmalia Banana Hammock Lifetime Supporter

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    if you're from Boston, its called "sodar"

    "I'm in my cah having some sodar with my pizzar."
     
  11. weeattoes

    weeattoes what will be, will be

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    i call it soda
     
  12. odonII

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    A bit like Ben?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54lMUTjh60"]Ben-Affleck-Boston.mov - YouTube
     
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  16. Spectacles

    Spectacles My life is a tapestry Lifetime Supporter

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    I don't drink carbonated drinks. I really don't use either word much at all. I would probably use the word soda since I don't think I ever called it pop.
     
  17. Quoth the Raven

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    Pop or fizzy is normal round here (England). If I'm talking to Americans I call it soda, it saves confusion :D
     
  18. MamaPeace

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    fizzzzzzzzzy
     
  19. antithesis

    antithesis Hello

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  20. IamnotaMan

    IamnotaMan I am Thor. On sabba-tickle. Still available via us

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    Pop is anything carbonated/fizzy eg cola, lemonade etc

    Soda, we think soda water, sort of that sour tasting stuff that people put with gin/ whisky and stuff.
     

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