[AT] Names that have become generic

[Rob Gray]

I've heard people use the word "pop" but people from the mid-west seem 
to be the ones to use it. In this region (mid-atlantic/northeast) sweet 
carbonated beverages are known as "soda". Pop might be what some people 
call their father...lol

Ricky Prescott wrote:

>Us normal people here in Texas want a coke for a soft drink, while you Yanks
>ask for a pop.  Do that here and you might get smacked upside the head.
>Lightning
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