<p>I just say sprite, because that’s the only type of soda I drink.
I may say soft drink at restaurants that only give you cups and you get your own soda out of the fountain.</p>
<p>I’m from PA.</p>
<p>Pop, I’m from the MidWest and that is what everyone calls it. But my parents are from the Northeast and they call it soda, so I usually use both.</p>
<p>I say “pop”. (Indiana)</p>
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<p>Hey now, that’s kind of a generalization. I think pop and soda sound ridiculous because I also don’t hear them on a daily basis and it’s not natural to me.</p>
<p>They’re also called soft drinks, but coke is just used as a general term.</p>
<p>In informal settings, you say Coke because Coca-Cola owns the South. </p>
<p>In more official settings (i.e. grocery stores and restaurants), you’ll see them called “soft drinks”.</p>
<p>Am I the only one who calls it “fizzy pop”?</p>
<p>I use “soda pop” sometimes, but it’s usually “fizzy pop” for me.</p>
<p>…I live near San Francisco. >_></p>