Re: It's been in the bin all this time...

Tom Wier wrote:
> Pace all northerners, but that would just confuse kids here!  The
> generic term for "softdrink"  (besides "softdrink" itself) is "coke"
> (li'l <c>), whether or not you're drinking Dr. Pepper or Sprite or
> Coca-cola itself.    People who use "soda" or (what's worse) "pop"
> immediately mark themselves as "foreigners" (to use John Cowan's
> phrasing).  :)
I usually use "Soda", and that's the generic term (besides coke) that I
hear often here, in Florida.  Actually, "coke" is usually only applied
to _colas_, Pepsi, Coke, etc., but not to Sprite, Root Beer, etc.
Perhaps it's because Pepsi and Coke are similar, and saying "cola" just
sounds bizarre, but if you don't like cola, you wouldn't want to ask for
a coke, cause you'd probably get either that or Pepsi.

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