What do you call a soft drink other than a specific brand name like 7-Up.
Growing up in Chicago we drank Pop. In California with a young family we drank Coke, although an actual Coca-Cola was rarely on the menu. Coke was the generic term. And Soda, who says that? A soda is carbonated water, flavored syrup and minimum 2 scoops of ice cream, period. If you are one of these misguided souls, immediately cease asking for a soda unless it falls under the carbonated, syrupy, ice cream version. Creatures of habit who need time to embrace the proper nomenclature may temporarily identify the liquid as Soda-pop for a period not to exceed 2 weeks.
To be clear, this is not optional.