What do you call your bubbly beverage?

**Freedom** · 02-12-2007, 10:08 AM

We grew up calling it "tonic." Everyone in the area did - family, frineds, even the aisle labels in the grocery said "tonic." Then in my 20's I moved to DC for school and no one had a clue what I was talking about. So I called it soda. I kept up with soda unti l6 years ago when Dad moved in with me. He stills calls it tonic, so I am back and forth now.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 02-12-2007, 10:24 AM

Soda

I have an addiction to Diet Mountain Dew and I always call it soda

**JenBKR** · 02-12-2007, 10:35 AM

I call it pop...I live in western Pennsylvania, no choice!

**buckner** · 02-12-2007, 11:05 AM

It's coke, no matter what the drink actually is. The caffeinated drink is a coke, and then after it's known that you want a coke (instead of water or beer or something), specify as to which coke you'd like.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 02-12-2007, 11:11 AM

Diet...or diet cola....that way I hope to avoid the "we serve Pepsi" (Great!) or "we serve diet rite" (yuk!)

**finn's mom** · 02-12-2007, 11:36 AM

I get all of it except for calling everything Coke. Although I think that's what everyone calls it back home...I know growing up I always fought that, though, because even as a kid, it bugged me. I call it a soda. Or I specifically ask for which one I want, and that's usually root beer. I take in as little caffeine as I can, I'm already hyper. 'Course the sugar doesn't help much.