Originally posted by ParNone
I personally think it's very logical to refer to them as "Cokes". Afterall Coke was the first, the rest are just imitators. And this is from someone who's a DP fan, not Coke. I view it as very similar to asking someone to Xerox something vs Copy.

Par...
Root beer came after Coke, too? Was Coke really the first one? I didn't even know that. Hm. It's just one of my pet peeves, sorry. And, as for alcoholic beverages, I usually just say "let's go out for a drink." I generally only drink shots, but, when I do have something else, I usually just say mixed drinks. BUt, at the bar, I always specify....martini, cape cod, etc. But, if I said Malibu Rum and Coke and then specified the kind of Coke I wanted was actually Sprite, they'd prolly spit in my drink. ha ha. This thread is great.