Is it called pop or is it called SODA?

Question

Its a HUGE pet peeve of mine when people call it pop. POP is a verb, you cant drink a verb. and next time someone calls it pop i'm going to "pop" them in there face.

nobody calles gramps the word "pop"

btw... Nsync thinks that Pop is Dirty!

Answer 1

Ashley, come on. don't be like that. Pop is also a noun. We called my Grandfather "pop" while he was alive and still do now that he's dead. And the sound 'pop' is also a noun. People from different regions call it soda, pop, or even sody. Just accept it. Viva la difference.

Answer 2

Best answer here!!!! Actually it was originally referred to as "SODA POP". Most northerners just use the last half and call it pop, while southerners call it soda. But you are partially correct about he verb thing, since the "pop" in soda pop refers to the sound it makes when you take the top off (back in the old days when it came in glass bottles without screw off lids).
Interesting side note: Some places refer to any type of carbonated beverage as "Coke". So you may hear someone ask Do you want a coke? When you reply yes, they may ask you which kind you want, Sprite or Mountain Dew.

Answer 3

Actually it varies widely depending on where in the country you are located. For example, in the Northeast States, the drink is typically called "soda". If you were to travel to the North, in areas such as Michigan or Ohio, "Pop" is more common. Also, in the midwest, "Coke" is used instead of "pop" or "soda" (even though to me that's ridiculous, because Coke is a brand not a type of drink.. but that's the midwest for ya...)

Answer 4

Well I call it soda now that I live on the east coast but growing up in Michigan I said Pop. It's just a shorten term Soda pop!!
In the South(Alabama) they say whay kind of Coke would you like?

Answer 5

Its a dialect matter and what you call depends on where you live. In most places its called Soda. In parts of Boston, its called Tonic ( but that is slowly fading away ) I never do these things by googling them but I believe its called Pop in parts of the South and/or the midwest.

Answer 6

Soda

Answer 7

Depends on where you live in the country. I'm in Virginia and we call it soda but all my relatives in Pennsylvania call it pop. Get over it. I'm sure you don't call everything by it's so called "proper" name so get a clue and some respect for others that live in this country.

Answer 8

Generally, in America they call it either, or sometimes both (Soda pop), but it's just a matter of opinion. Here in Australia we call it soda or fizzy drink.

Answer 9

I'm in Southern Illinois where we all call it soda. Now, go up to Chicago and everywhere you look it's advertised as pop. Doesn't make sense to me either.

Answer 10

the correct word is SODA but a lot of people just prefer to say pop