The nomenclature of sugary carbonated beverages

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:13 pm

It wasn't King Nintendoid, he just hated everyone.

gino · **Joined:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 802

I say 'soda'. Which is oddly enough represented by that map. The map says my area is 80-100% soda-sayers

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:04 pm

Soft drink, or fizzy drink.
Or just drink.
A soda is a type of carbonated water, i.e. soda water.
That's the only time I'd call it that.
Seriously, when I saw American cartoons when I was little, I always wondered why everyone was drinking that disgusting soda water and not coke or soft drinks.
Oh, and don't get me even started on 'root' beer...

Potates · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:21 pm

Inverse Tiger wrote:

I think this is the third time I've posted this, and this is probably the third time this thread's existed.

Yeah, but the last post in the only other one I could find was from 2005

The Noid · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:56 pm

You soft drink commies must be stopped

Somebody call Bucky Barnes, we need Captain America to deal some justice

Dark Grapefruit · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:49 pm

Captain America's dead, jerk. X-(

Also, I was under the impression that soft drinks were ANY drink that didn't contain alcohol (and alcoholic drinks are "hard" drinks). Not just pop.

The Noid · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:42 pm

Dark Grapefruit wrote:

Captain America's dead, jerk. X-(

That's why I said Bucky Barnes, he's the new Captain.

nerd power

SnowyFox · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:19 pm

Technically:

Soft drink: any beverage not containing alcohol
Soda: carbonated water
Pop: absolutely nothing. What the pfargtl, guys?
Coke: short for Coca-Cola, the most popular brand of sugary carbonated beverage, or the illegal narcotic cocaine.

We as a group of English-speaking nations just suck at naming things.

Inverse Tiger · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:28 pm

Actually, since "pop" is the only word that refers to sugary carbonated beverages and nothing else related, it's the most logical choice. Luckily tho, real languages aren't based on logic.

The Noid · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:42 pm

Quote:

We as a group of English-speaking nations just suck at naming things.

I think you mean we are awesome and our flawless method of taking away extra e's is great.

SnowyFox · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:17 pm

Susan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:22 pm

I like how no one has mentioned yet that some people call it soda pop.

Anyways, I call it pop cause soda also means baking soda and its just weird if you drink that.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:38 pm

Susan wrote:

I like how no one has mentioned yet that some people call it soda pop.

Those people are the biggest weirdos of all

Inverse Tiger · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:03 am

SnowyFox wrote:

OH well you see that is irrelevant because *mumblemumblegrumblemumble* and therefore *murmurgrumble*! See?

Biscuithead · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:25 am

SEAN'D! wrote:

Soft drink, or fizzy drink.
Or just drink.

No, "drink" means alcohol. That's why you need the word "soft" to distinguish soft drinks from alcohol.

Also soft drink is only carbonated non-alcoholic drinks. Cordial, water, milk and stuff, those aren't soft drinks.
They even had that add for flavoured milk once that said "a soft drink, it ain't".

Dark Grapefruit · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:52 am

SnowyFox wrote:

Those are Corn Pops. They're not pop. What's your point.

Positron · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:38 am

Susan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:50 am

Ya well heres a corn flavoured soda:

Ingiald · **Joined:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:39 am **Posts:** 307

It varies between "coke" and "soda".

That said, I'm going to invent a really addictive drug and I'm going to make sure its most common street name is "pop" and you people in Canada and the Great Lakes and all those other cold uninhabitable places are going to feel really silly.

People who say "soft drink", of course, don't need my help in feeling silly.

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:08 am

The Noid wrote:

Quote:

We as a group of English-speaking nations just suck at naming things.

I think you mean we are awesome and our flawless method of taking away extra e's is great.

Pope?

The Noid · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:19 am

Olde, shoppe (which has a p) which may not necessarily be Australian but you guys say "colour" so I STILL STAND

sci-fi greg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:02 pm **Posts:** 1347

SnowyFox wrote:

Technically:

Soft drink: any beverage not containing alcohol
Soda: carbonated water
Pop: absolutely nothing. What the pfargtl, guys?
Coke: short for Coca-Cola, the most popular brand of sugary carbonated beverage, or the illegal narcotic cocaine.

We as a group of English-speaking nations just suck at naming things.

Carbonated water is seltzer.

Seltzer.

Soft drink is a stuffy pretentious version that only rich people and fancy restaurants use. I've never even heard of coke being used as a name for all sodas. And I've always associated pop with the south, although the map proved me wrong.

Also what about "fountain drinks"?

Susan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:53 am

sci-fi greg wrote:

Also what about "fountain drinks"?

Its only referred to it as that when its in a large quantity that you can continually get more of at a restaurant. Kind of like a water fountain for pop.

Capt. Ido Nos · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:11 pm

I wonder if I can convince ram or sree to put pop into the swear filters...

just a username · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:12 pm

I am amazed about humanity's ability to argue over the most minor things!

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:53 pm

just a username wrote:

I am amazed about humanity's ability to argue over the most minor things!

Dude...
Seinfeld

The Noid · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:07 pm

Quote:

I wonder if I can convince ram or sree to put pop into the swear filters...

Only if we change soda to lamejuice.

HHFOV · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:20 pm

The Noid wrote:

HHFOV wrote:

Yeah, soft drinks.

STOP IT AMERICAN CHILD DON'T BE TEMPTED BY THE COMMIES

No srsly I live in Cincinnati and I've never heard it called anything but soft drinks.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:26 pm

sci-fi greg wrote:

Also what about "fountain drinks"?

Now that's just ridiculous.

Setsumi-san · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:28 pm

When I was smaller I called it pop. Now I call it soda.

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