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Pop, soda, or coke? A look at the history behind the soft drink’s many names

Summary by Fast Company
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 actually want a Sprite. Few American linguistic debates have bubbled quite as long and effervescently as the one over whether a generic soft drink should be called a soda, pop or coke. The word you use generally boils down to where you’re from: Midwesterner…

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Fast Company broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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