what do you call a "carbonated beverage"? Options

[moninja]

pop and soda.
if someone asks me if i want coke, i say no. usually because i think they're talking about coca cola, which i hate.

[*Moderator*]

I think its cool how some people say sodapop. I usually saw soda; but I might just change it now.

[hollywoodpink]

sodaaa. it really bugs me when people call it pop. i have no idea why.

[SakuraMaxX]

I'm from the south. Soda for me.

[SarahxJoy]

Sodaaaaa.

[jouralto]

Another Californian with soda on the brain here.

[*shotgunFUNERAL*]

That ain't a texas thing :) We all call it coke down here. Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lemonade, Liption Iced Tea, it's all a coke.

lol someone from texas told me about that.

"Pop" & like everyone has said, it's a midwest thing and it is, since i live in the midwest. I've tried to say "soda" a few times and it just doesn't sound right...haha.

it is a midwest thing, as i, too, live here.

[WHOngos144]

i call it soda

[xhidethedetails]

My moms friend from North Carolina calls it Pop.
But we call it soda.

[freeridefight]

I call it soda...But when I went to Washington state, alot of people called it "Pop"....I guess its a west coast thing. idk

Im on the east coast and everyone calls it "pop". Wtf, why would you call it coke? If you say I want a coke, you want a coke, not just a pop.

Also, if people say soda around here, I think people are more likely to ask if you want a creme soda or something along that route.

[Rachel]

I think its cool how some people say sodapop. I usually saw soda; but I might just change it now.

I calling it sodapop. It's fun.

[DarkImpressions]

I call it soda!

[EmoEyelinerx]

I call it pop.

[popoberry]

something that makes your mouth sting .

[Crash2]

That ain't a texas thing :) We all call it coke down here. Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lemonade, Liption Iced Tea, it's all a coke.

I guess not in Far West TX. It's usually called soda here.

When I lived in Missouri, I remember hearing a lot of people calling it coke.

[*Insurmountable*]

Soda/soft drink.

[yupimchuck]

its all just coke to me

[monxcheri]

soda

it`d be weird for me to call it anything else.

[pandamonium]

i know people from boston say pop. i guess its just where you live. i usually say soda but not all the time.

[*davinci*]

When living in the US, it was always soda. After moving to Canada, it was really funny hearing soda being referred to as pop. I remember a teacher had warned students against drinking pop in class and I giggled. I got funny looks and was embarrassed but it was still funny.

[CaitlinJ]

Well, in Scotland a lot of people call it ginger for some reason.

[HakunaMatata]

I think the word "pop" is suuuper adorable. Like, just really cutesy. All I've ever heard is the word "soda", but I think I'm going to start conciously saying the word "pop" instead 'cause it's that darn cute.

[Peanups]

Well from what i understand,

people in the Western side of the United states call "soda-pop" SODA

people from the Mid-West call "soda-pop" POP

I think soft drink isn't as "popular" (lack of better word) as soda or pop, but is used in both areas of the United States, but definitely not as much.

I don't know about Coke. Why would you call "soda-pop" in general Coke, when there is a "soda-pop" brand Coca-cola. I think it is just a recipe for a mix up.

[*superstitious*]

I've always said "soda." I do know some people that have called all sodas "coke" though. I never quite understood it.

[blacknailpolish]

My mom's entire family is from the South, and they all call it coke. It's really weird, they'll be like "I'll have a coke." "What kind do you want?" "Dr. Pepper" Never made much sense to me. Then of course my dad's side is all from the north, and they all call it pop. I just call it soda =P