Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The word you use generally boils down to where you’re from: Midwesterners enjoy a good pop, while soda is tops in the North and ...

Do you say “soda” or “pop”? Or do you use “Coke” as a generic term to describe all types of soda? Your answer is probably based on where you grew up. Alan McConchie, a cartographer who “loves making ...

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a "pop" in soda country, or even worse, a "coke" when they ...

When referring to a soft drink, do you say pop, soda, or Coke? Your stance on the centuries-long debate reveals more about your roots than your flavor preference. In some states, ordering a "Coke" ...

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a “coke” when they ...

(The Conversation) – With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno (THE CONVERSATION) With burgers ...