What do you call fizzy carbonated beverages?

jenlynne0624

Taymiller

I said pop but lately DH has said I have been saying soda and he makes sure to correct me immediately.

rainbowdashh

It's soda.

MrsKipper

Just soda. I'm from the south, never really had a special name for it.

k2k2tog

It's pop. Nobody here (Ontario) calls it soda. 

FAWKES81

Drink.  Regardless of what it is if you drink it, it's drink unless it's water. 

nunzchucks

skittler2 said:

I grew up saying pop, but when I was a server several years ago I started saying soda because I thought it sounded more professional. So now I primarily use soda, because I still think pop is a weird name for a beverage. Sometimes pop slips out though.

Ha! This is me!

steprozz

it's coke. all of it.

diet coke is also acceptable.

RedMar

@nelleebelle‌ - lol, my DH calls it soda pop and it drives me nutsssssss!!

I'm team soda!

shellbell813

Do you want a coke? Sure I'll have Dr. Pepper.

Coke is the generic name. Soda is sometimes acceptable. It's easy to differentiate because Coca Cola is referred to as "Coke" but some is referred to as "a coke". It makes perfect sense.

supgabs

FAWKES81 said:

Drink.  Regardless of what it is if you drink it, it's drink unless it's water. 

I have an ex who lived by this logic

flerlgirl

I'm from Atlanta, aka the coke capital. It's all coke.

nunzchucks

merie412 said:

I get soda and I get pop, but I just can not understand calling it all coke. That'd be like calling all beef products steak. Or all fruit apples. Makes no sense.

I totally get you, but what do you call the thing you blow your nose in?

rainbowdashh

It's a southern thing to call it coke? I've never heard anyone say coke referring to something other than the brand or the drug.

steprozz

I'm on my 5th can of diet coke today.

that's either really impressive or really disgusting.

mrscbrad

It's all Coke here though I lie and use soda in front of non-southerners to avoid judgement and confusion.

ELC252011

When I was younger it was all coke. Now a days I just say soda.

temursgirl

Babywear said:

Soft drink. (Hard drinks are alcoholic - eg hard iced tea)

My mom said soft drink. My dad might but he doesn't drink them so I'm not sure. DH says soft drink or cold drink. Because in India alcohol is a very separate thing, so in most cases the drink coming out of the refrigerator must be "soft." I say soda.

shellbell813

@Merie412 my statement was mostly facetious in that it really doesn't make much sense, but it is what we call it.

@lizardbreath14 YES! Thank you for explaining that much better than I did.