Comments on: soda. pop. snap.

By: Veronica Abbass

Veronica Abbass — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:01:19 +0000

In Canada, everyone uses the word “pop”; a soda is something different: http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/ice-cream-soda-science/

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:09:46 +0000

There was an episode of Doctor Who in which the whimsical Tom Baker carried a bottle of ginger ale in one of his deep coat pockets. Just as he would do with jelly babies, he sometimes would offer to share…holding out the bottle: “Ginger pop?”

By: Gerry L

Gerry L — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:38:54 +0000

PPB @2: Actually, ‘tonic’ is not used thorughout Massachusetts but primarily in the Boston area. I grew up in Pop Country (Michigan) and whenever we visited family in Boston, we had to play the usual word games (“Would you like some tonic”? “Why? I’m not sick.” or “Where’s the pop?” “He’s standing right over there.”)

I don’t drink carbonated beverages, but they are all pop to me.

By: German Santanilla

German Santanilla — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:04:06 +0000

@5, Jim Thomerson: The speling is ‘gaseosa,’ a carbonated (gas-infused, literally)drink. I cannot for the life of me remember what the popular names are in Ecuadoer or Peru. Or Brazil.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:20:36 +0000

My parents, who were from Minnesota and Wisconsin, always called it “pop”. Growing up in California, I always called it “soda”.

My husband gets VERY put out by the concept of calling something a “coke” that isn’t Coca-Cola. As far as he’s concerned, the only drinkable fizzy drinks are a few brands of root beer and Coca-Cola Classic. Period. And the stuff I bring into the house which has *gasp!* aspartame in it, should be outlawed, to his mind. Totally undrinkable.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:25:40 +0000

In Australia it’s called “soft drink”. Soda Pop is just a character from The Outsiders 😉

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:50:45 +0000

That’s funny, I grew up with “soda pop” so I know what a soda is and what a pop is. “Soda” is actually *wrong* because that’s just the fizzy water with no sugar or flavoring – just ask anyone who knows what the hell a soda spritzer is. “Soda” also has a number of other uses, some of which are now historical curiosities.

By: GrayGaffer

GrayGaffer — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:14:38 +0000

I must be getting old. In my day it was called “Soda Pop”.

By: Jim Thomerson

Jim Thomerson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:12:04 +0000

In Venezuela it is a refresca, in Colombia a gasioso.

By: cfeagans

cfeagans — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:05:52 +0000

In Texas they just call it coke. No kidding.

I moved here when I was in High School and remember very clearly a time when a few of my classmates were about to go out to agriculture lass (just called “ag” here) that was being held off-campus and everyone agreed to “stop at the store for a coke” first. No one but me actually bought Coca Cola. Everyone else had Dr. Pepper. So I asked, “I thought you were going to get a Coke?” My classmate replied, “I did. I got a Dr. Pepper coke.”

Dinner is also lunch.