Why calling Pop "Soda" and "Coke" is wrong

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You wouldn’t call a tshirt from walmart a “gucci” so why do you guys persist with this insanity?

Why calling something a “soda” is wrong is because club soda exists.

Why calling something a coke when it clearly isn’t is also wrong. If I asked someone to get me a coke, and they came back with offbrand PC cola or orange crush I’d be salty as hecking heck. because I clearly wanted a coca cola, not w.e abomination they decided was a “coke”.

so yeah, down with this sort of thing, and call it pop, or fizzy drink because those drinks fizz… and pop.
my cousin from the states asked me for a “soda” he got himself a nice can of club soda. He sees the light now, and asks for coca cola, or pepsi, or orange crush or w.e he fancies at that moment.

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The fact that you call it “pop” to me is amusing :sweat_smile:

I’m Aussie, we don’t call fizzy drinks “pop” xD

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ehh… fizzy drank is too many syllables. pop is a nice clean two-syllable word.

“can I get a fizzy drink?” just doesn’t flow like “can I get a pop?”

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Only crazy people call everything that is a soda Coke. I mean how confusing is that anyway? You go to a restaurant and order a coke and they say what kind? A COKE! I WANT A COKE!!! There’s only one coke baby!

slams the internet door on the way out

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“Can I get a soda?” “ok” comes back with some of that pellegrino for you to drink. hah.

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Absolutely not. This is also wrong.

Soda was never officially called “pop”. “Pop” is and always has been a slang term for it, originating from the noise of opening the container.

People would absolutely do this.

Aspirin, catseye, cellophane, dry ice, escalator, flip phone, hovercraft, kerosene, laundromat, linoleum, trampoline, and videotape are all examples of people doing exactly that. These were all once trademarks of specific brand’s products that became so popular and widely used that they literally lost their legal protection as the trademark became the standard name for the thing.

For a more complete list, plus a bunch of things that are on the verge of being genericized (the term for the above occurring), see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks

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A genericized term only occurs when one or few forms of something clearly dominates the market. the market for “Pop” for example, is unlikely for this to happen just due to the variety, same with shirts. Something like an ubiquitous cheap household fuel like kerosene, or a common washing company like laundromat is very much in danger of this happening.

so yes. calling all tshirts by one brand name is insanity.
calling all pops by one brand name is also insanity.

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I’d give him one and a half. The second p is almost a syllable. You can’t physically make a p noise twice without resetting your mouth.

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yeah. I was gonna say one syllable but ehh… it can be two if you emphasize the initial P, Puh Op. or have crisp dictation Puh aww puh

I thought it would be funny, so I left it. heh.

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I have to consult with The Google.

https://i.imgur.com/WbeWw9V.png

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they are probably undercover feds seeing if you’re actually selling “coke”

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I agree in technicality, but it’s also not quite strictly one syllable because of how making that sound mechanically works in your body.

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It’s soda.

Send tweet.

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K, Ill get you a pellegrino. Some of that “Soda” you want.

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Technicality is the only cality I care about. So it works for me!

That being said.

Soda > Pop

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It has absolutely nothing to do with market share. Language dictates the tipping point.

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I call it soda.

I call a coke a coke and a Pepsi a Pepsi. Just like I call other sodas by their name.

Never had any sort of issue before.

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club soda = carbonated water. soda = carbonated water + syrup+ flavoring

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I will get you one of the 3 Rice Krispies Elves.

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