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"soda pop" is an interesting one. Some regions dropped the soda, others dropped the pop. Some dropped neither and still use "soda pop". And then some Neander
by Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
"soda pop" is an interesting one. Some regions dropped the soda, others dropped the pop. Some dropped neither and still use "soda pop".
And then some Neanderthal regions decided to drop both and use "Coke" as a generic term for carbonated soft drinks.
- sokoloff 4y ago“I’ll have an orange Coke.” is a valid order in those latter areas. It sounds crazy to me.
- doubled112 4y agoI would assume you meant something like "vanilla Coke" and wonder if you found an interesting combo on one of those fancy pick your flavour to add to your drink fountain dispensers.
- hombre_fatal 4y agoNo, they are giving an example of ordering an orange soda by using the word coke for something that is not Coca-Cola which is what the upstream comment is talking about.