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What do you call soft drinks?

  • soda

    Votes: 52 38.2%
  • pop

    Votes: 31 22.8%
  • coke

    Votes: 27 19.9%
  • other

    Votes: 26 19.1%

  • Total voters
    136

Mitthrawnuruodo

Moderator emeritus
Mar 10, 2004
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Bergen, Norway
gekko513 said:
I call it "brus".
Yeah, me too... :)

And according to my Norwegian-English pocket-sized dictionary, "brus", in the meaning drinks, translates to "(fizzy) limonade". Not entirely sure I'll ever use that expression...
 

gonyr

macrumors 6502
Jul 9, 2006
293
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Niagara County, NY
This is very simple:

Pop is a verb. It is what one would do to a balloon with a pin.
Soda is a carbonated beverage.
Coke is one particular (not very good) flavor of carbonated beverage. Pepsi is way better, and 7up has them both beat.
 

Chundles

macrumors G5
Jul 4, 2005
12,037
493
gonyr said:
This is very simple:

Pop is a verb. It is what one would do to a balloon with a pin.
Soda is a carbonated beverage.
Coke is one particular (not very good) flavor of carbonated beverage. Pepsi is way better, and 7up has them both beat.

Pop is a verb
Soft drink is a term for a carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage
Soda is a shortened form of "Soda Water" which is unflavoured carbonated water used in drinks like "Vodka, Lime and Soda."
Coke is a brand name of a cola-flavoured soft drink.
 

MacNut

macrumors Core
Jan 4, 2002
22,995
9,973
CT
gonyr said:
This is very simple:

Pop is a verb. It is what one would do to a balloon with a pin.
Soda is a carbonated beverage.
Coke is one particular (not very good) flavor of carbonated beverage. Pepsi is way better, and 7up has them both beat.
coke is way better then pepsi.:p
 

tingly

macrumors 6502
Apr 27, 2005
278
2
I've only heard people around this part of CA say 'coke', but the map says this is soda country.
 

treblah

macrumors 65816
Oct 28, 2003
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29680
Frozone said:
Coke!

But, I'm from Georgia, so that's only to be expected. :D

Word. When I was attending Georgia State I used to go hang next the World of Coke if I had a big break between classes. Great for people watching. :)
 
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