What do you call it?

[Tosho]

Soda.

[TheDarkOne]

Every where I've lived people call it Pop(at least as far as I recall...I could be mistaken). And I've lived in Ontario, New Brunswick, and BC...so I wouldn't be surprised if most people from Canada call it pop.


Also...

It annoys me when people do that, like when they refer to tissues and 'Kleenex,' or 'Xerox' when they mean 'copier.' It's a BRAND NAME, not the thing itself. People who do that come across like extreme label whores to me. You going to start calling jeans Abercrombies now? Bleh.

Just wondering if you've read this article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3006486.stm recently....or if it's a coincidence.

[Darth Yoshi]

... ummm.... Just about everyone I know and grew up with.

I voted what I know. "han' me that can o' pop"

Huh. Accursed regional idiosyncracies.

[Zoink]

Every where I've lived people call it Pop(at least as far as I recall...I could be mistaken). And I've lived in Ontario, New Brunswick, and BC...so I wouldn't be surprised if most people from Canada call it pop.

I've heard the word "pop" a lot also. I've also heard lots of people call them "soft drinks" as well (including myself). IMHO: People that frequently drink “pop/soda/softdrinks” often call them by a slang term, just like people that go to McDonald's a lot might call it "Mikee Dees", or if someone skateboards a lot might say “board” instead.

Personally, I don't say the word "soft drink" enough to bother/think about a slang term.

[Zaia]

It annoys me when people do that, like when they refer to tissues and 'Kleenex,' or 'Xerox' when they mean 'copier.' It's a BRAND NAME, not the thing itself. People who do that come across like extreme label whores to me. You going to start calling jeans Abercrombies now? Bleh.

Just wondering if you've read this article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3006486.stm recently....or if it's a coincidence.

GAH!

No, I hadn't read the article until you brought it to my attention. I HATE THAT!!

Ah, there are a couple examples I forgot: inline skating vs. Rollerblading, vacuuming vs. Hoovering (GAH!).... SO ANNOYING!!! I understand why Google is upset. Bleck.

[Death from the Sea]

It's soda, or pop, depending on where you live. 'Coke' refers to one specific type of soda, not the entire genre of carbonated drinks.

It annoys me when people do that, like when they refer to tissues and 'Kleenex,' or 'Xerox' when they mean 'copier.' It's a BRAND NAME, not the thing itself. People who do that come across like extreme label whores to me. You going to start calling jeans Abercrombies now? Bleh.

That happens alot with successful brands as you demonstrated. I forget what my economics prof called it but it can have both positive and negative sides to it. A Pro is that all of that when someone thinks of that product they think of your product, the flip side to that is; Con your product name is used even for lower quality products of similar make which can lower your name brand worth. There are lots more but I can't remember them ll of the top of my head.