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It is once again that retarded time when we all bitch and argue about which way is the correct way. Of course we all know the true answer is soda but there are those out there that would say that this universal truth is blasphamy.
Stupid little picture from popvssoda.com
http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.gif
VOTE!
EDIT: Coke and other are not vaild options.
Thats some awesome detail Edward.
I always thought it was sodapop
Southerners clearly can't be wrong.
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Originally Posted by Primus Inter Pares
Its POP!
But im English so i dont count ^_^ Is it an american poll thingy?
" Pop " my ass !
I apologize - I know that was very crude.
No.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeldy
soda
I could've sworn that was AmericaQuote:
Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm
Where is Spiff when you need him?
Look, they don't have a picture of Merry Ol' England. No what! smurf it. Your vote no longer counts. Even if it is for my side. I deny your vote. How about that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeldy
*dope smacks the hell outta Zeldy*
It's Coke. But since it's not an option, I will not participate. Hopefully, the other non-educated people on this forum will choose "soda" instead of "pop". "Soda" is technically right, whereas "pop" is a sound.
>=E
Oh well ^_~
POP > SODA
My pop likes coke with his soda and rum.
It's pop. This thread can be closed now.
Soda. Look at that almost evryone in NE calls it soda so it must be right.
They're called "Soft Drinks".
You're all morons.
It's obviously Soda, dude, just look at it A WHOLE LETTER MORE than Pop, even though pop has two of the parts making up PiP, soda has won my heart.
i'm oine of the few people in ohio who say soda more-often than pop. sometimes I say soda pop.
My Grandad always taught me to call it "Pop".
:p
Fizzy :D
Ok, soda, nicer sounding word than pop for an edible :p
Geeze, I haven't seen a pop vs soda thread in a while.
Eh, I used to always call it pop but since I work in a resteraunt now, I heard it called both pop and soda, so I find myself using both from time to time.
Neither bothers me, but 'sodey pop' drives me crazy.
I say both Soda and Pop.
When my friend from Ohio comes into town, he gets me saying pop. And that usually lasts for awhile.
With that said, I say pop more than I say soda.
is Jack Daniels an option?
Jones. Soda Company.
http://www.thegreenhead.com/watercoo...nes_soda_2.jpg
Since coke is not an option I won't bother voting.
Or rather, my dad's term, "Belly Warsh"
What's it matter? Anyways, I said Pop. I've just alwasys called it that as a kid. Now, I call it soda most of the time, but pop comes out of my mouth every now and then. I live in the South. XD
Soda.
It used to be soda water, not pop water. Pop is a sound.
NY is the Soda state, almost. :)
Yeah, it seems like at least MOST of the states that matter voted soda.
Soda, Pop, Coke...it's all nasty stuff.
Soda. Who the hell says pop regularly? Not nearly as much as people who say soda.
Uh-oh. My curiosity is getting the better of me. I might have to cast a vote, just to see if "soda" or "pahp" is ahead.
Yup i call it soda and i live in New EnglandQuote:
Originally Posted by Escobert
Maybe it's just me, as a complete Soda-sayer, but I'd crack up laughing calling my soda "Pop." I'd rather call it a beverage than "Pop."Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeye
Conversly, as a "pop" sayer, I'd feel like I'm on Happy Days or something if I said "soda." I only ever use it when I'm trying to say something silly like "Hey friends, could I interest you in some soda pops?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
That's midwesterners for you.
Please allow me to definitively answer the question with this essay.
Soda vs. pop: A Completely Impartial and Unbiased Analysis of the Issue
This essay has been a long time in coming, by which I mean I decided to write it five seconds ago, but that does NOTHING to reduce the staggering importance of this most controversial debate.
Soda? Or pop?
Now, while this argument is commonplace on the EoFF forums, one can see the truth of the answer even in the question above. Soda is capitalized. On the other hand, pop is not. This holds true in the text of the essay, as well as in the title. For this reason alone, the hegemony of the word Soda over the word pop is undeniable. It would be madness to argue otherwise; I suppose, unfortunately, that from western Pennsylvania onward the US has an alarming number of crazy individuals. These poor, misguided souls go around referring to Soda as "pop," a primitive practice that should have died off with the dinosaurs, or perhaps Aeris.
However, while my argument in favor of Soda is clearly flawless, without anything resembling a logical fallacy or biased opinion, there may be naysayers out there, desperate, reckless reprobates driven by an unholy desire to corrupt the English language with this "pop." Ugh.
Allow me to suppress a shudder for a moment.
In any case, good readers, these agents of insanity and discord might request a more thorough examination. Fortuantely, my friends (and let me here extend my friends to include all supporters of the word Soda. For the sake of future generations, my friends!), I have even more irrefutable proof. Let us, then, examine the matter more closely.
Soda is a four letter word, while pop only contains three letters. This is a substantial difference, and one of great importance to the author. As I've repeatedly demonstrated in the past, long, confusing words are infinitely superior to short, simple words. Furthermore, Soda contains two syllables. That other word, pop was it? Only one. Also of note is that pop is quite obviously the worst palindrome of all time. That's just another strike against it.
"It's so obvious!" Yes, my friends, you are completely correct. However, there is yet more evidence to be considered. Let us leave no question that Soda is the only word that can be used to quickly describe a soft drink.
According to Dictionary.com, the very first entry for Soda is:
In other words, a soft drink. However, such a fortuitous first definition is not in place for pop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dictionary.com
Ha! The first definition for pop clearly deviates from the truth. Obviously, "pop" is best used as a verb, not as this (foolishness!) wannabe noun for Soda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dictionary.com
Moreover, renowned language and dialect scholar Dr. Herbert Merriwether, who is completely neutral and whose existence I totally did not just fabricate, has this to say:
"Soda is clearly the superior word for Soda. pop is a horror to us all, forcing us to begin sentences in lower case and causing accelerated continental drift. pop also killed the dinosaurs, sunk Atlantis, and caused you to scrape your knee as a child."
Oh my! This "pop" is a monster!
Further, the esteemed and completely real Dr. Merriwether had this to say as well:
"When I was skydiving over that one forbidden Aztec temple, my parachute didn't open. Soda sacrificed its shiny, cylindrical exterior and gave me its parachute. This sacifice saved my life, and Soda should be given various sports awards."
That tale brings tears to my eyes. What a wonderful word for a soft drink.
Therefore, I believe that it is undeniable that this debate be permanently shifted in favor of Soda. Let your voices be heard, my friends, and save the English language from the apocalyptic horrors of pop!*
*Please note the author of this essay takes no responsibility for anything he might have said. Excessive caffeine intake is not healthy, and North and South Dakota should probably be merged into one state. edczxcvbnm will definitely back me on that last one.
Anyone who says pop freaks me out.
In my seventeen years of existance, where I come from or from anywhere I have visted, I have never heard anyone refer to it as "Pop", and very rarely have I heard anyone call it "Soda". It's always just "Coke" or "Soft Drink". I will vote Soda because Pop is just incredibly dorky sounding. It's like British people calling their friends "Mates". Hahahaha, you wacky Brits. I bet you guys came up with Pop too, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?
I was born and raised in Colorado and never heard this "pop" word. That poll is retarded. As is anyone who says "pop."
Soda.
Then prepared to be freaked, cuz that is basically what everyone where I grew up calls it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kikimm
Pop. No one around here calls it Soda except one guy I work with. I hate him for it.
It's soda.
Soda!? Pop!? What the crap?! Its called FIZZY DRINK!!! I refuse to vote :tongue:
Maybe he's the only real man at your work.Quote:
Originally Posted by RSL
agreed. Real men drink beer and soda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamaneko
Everyone here calls it pop. Therefore, I call it pop.
Sometimes I might catch myself saying soda or coke, but that's usually online.
pr00t has spoken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Proto
Whenever Im asking someone if I want the I ask "do you want a coke or a sprite or something" making it clear enough Im talking about soft drinks. I called them fizzy drinks when I was younger and I recognize the word soda from tv. Pop is OBNOXIOUS.
hahahahahahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Yamaneko
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Oh man that was the funniest thing I've read in a long time!
Soda is a TV word, Pop is a British word, America doesn't deserve it, it makes the Americans go crazy.
Soda. I just call 'em fizzy drinks or soft drinks or...well. I don't even talk about them. I just drink the darn things. :mad2:
I call it soda. Never in my life have I called it pop.
Carbonated Beverages.
I am reminded of the hot guy from The Outsiders named Soda Pop.
Canadians are generally known as pretty nice folk, but say soda to any one of us, and you'll be drinking your POP through a stra.... wait, that's not right....
*falls off chair from laughing* I think I never heard a Canadian say soda. Maybe there is, but not that I know of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22
pop...i hope no one actually judges me for this though. i feel like i have to hide it. my dirty little secret. paint a 'P' on my little chest.
whatQuote:
Originally Posted by RSL
Anyway, I don't think I could be friends with someone that says pop.
I may say Pop, but I really mean Soda. :cat:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22
Cheers!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Unne
It's called soft drink where I am. But soda sounds so much better than pop.
I'm with Lindy on this one. Soft drink. I also find it that Masamune∙1600's post says...
...further backing up that above all, the drinks are called "soft drinks".Quote:
Originally Posted by Masamune∙1600
Finally...
I've lived here for three years and not once have I heard anyone call a soft drink 'Pop'. Nor 'Soda', for that matter. When someone wants something to drink, they don't bother defining 'soft drink'. They say "Do you want a can of drink?" or sometimes they even call it 'Juice', 'Soft drink' or 'Fizzy drink' but never 'Soda' or 'Pop'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoden
Searching for 'Pop' on sainsburys.co.uk's drink section just came up with wine, and even then 'Pop' was being used as a verb.
Bob...the definition he quoted actually is for Soft Drink and not for Soda XD
Oh. Haha, well, soda defaults to 'soft drink' in dictionary.com, so that pretty much says it all, then.
Its either Soft drink or Pop!
That is because soda has one alternate definition. Pop on the other hand is used for way to many things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Pop as in papa(father)
Pop music
Pop...ulation
Pop - soft drink
POP - Point Of Purchase
POP - Proof Of Purchase
All of these are listed in the definition but since pop is a very versitile word it couldn't just put one of its slang terms on the top like they do for soda. Not to mention that pop can be used as a noun, adverb, verb and maybe even an adjective.
Ed just explained it.
Pop is the whore in the world of words, and is thus wrong, as is Soda.