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In the United States, people have different words for a soft drink. If you go to a restaurant and want to order one, it's good to know what to expect. |
Here is a map to show you where people use each term. According to this map, most people call a soft drink a "pop." This is the word they use most in Indiana (the state I live in). In a restaurant, I might say this:
- Me: I'd like a pop, please.
- Waitress: What kind?
- Me: Sprite.
If you are in the northeast part of the United States, a region we call New England, the conversation in the restaurant might be like this:
- Me: I'd like a soda, please.
- Waitress: What kind?
- Me: Sprite.
My ex-husband, who was from Detroit, Michigan, used to call it a soda pop. When we went to a restaurant, he would order like this:
- Ex: I'd like a soda pop, please.
- Waitress: What kind?
- Ex: Sprite.
In the southern part of the United States, though, they use the word Coke to mean a soft drink. If I ordered in a restaurant there, it might sound like this:
- Me: I'd like a Coke, please.
- Waitress: What kind?
- Me: Sprite.
It can be confusing so if you're traveling in the United States, it's best to know all these words they may use for the same thing: soft drink, soda, pop, soda pop, Coke.
Can you answer these questions?
- What are there other words for a soft drink?
- Which word is most used in Indiana?
- What kind of pop would I order?
- Which word is used the most in the United States?
- What do we call the region in the northeast of the United States?
- What word do they use for a soft drink in New England?
- Who used the term "soda pop"?
- Where was my ex-husband from?
- What part of the United States will call all soft drinks a Coke?
- Does where I travel make a difference in what people will call a soft drink?