Why do some places call soda pop?

“Pop” is used predominantly in the Northwest, the Great Plains and the Midwest. The word was originated by a British poet in 1812, who wrote, “A new manufacture of a nectar, between soda water and ginger beer, and called ‘pop,’ because ‘pop goes the cork’ when it is drawn.”

Why do Northerners call soda pop?

The story goes that “pop” got its name from the sound that’s made when you remove the cork from a bottle of…well, pop. Maybe if there hadn’t been innovations like the soda fountain or Coca-Cola in other parts of the country, we’d all be using this onomatopoeia to refer to our soft drinks, too.

Do people say pop in Michigan?

People in states like Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Minnesota say that they use “pop.” People in states like California, Missouri, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Wisconsin say “soda.” “Most Southerners, meanwhile, tend to call any soft drink a ‘Coke’ no matter what brand they’re sipping.”

Does the Midwest call it soda or pop?

Soda is the preferred term in the Northeast, most of Florida, California, and pockets in the Midwest around Milwaukee and St. Louis. Pop is what people say in most of the Midwest and West. And coke, even if it’s not Coca-Cola brand, is what people call it in the South.

Do they say pop or soda in Chicago?

What about carbonated beverages, do you use “soda,” “pop,” or “Coke?” Now across the U.S. the answer is pretty mixed, but Chicago and most of northern Illinois, use “pop,” while the rest of the state say “soda.”

Is it pop or soda in Michigan?

In Michigan, parts of Ohio and Indiana, and the upper middle states, people call the beverage “pop.” The word “soda” is used on the East Coast, West Coast, Hawaii, and Southern Florida. People use the word “coke” in the south.

What pop is only in Michigan?

Vernors Ginger Ale
Whether you call it soda or pop (in Michigan’s it’s “pop”), Vernors Ginger Ale has been a hometown favorite for more than 150 years. Grandmothers and mothers across the state swear by its healing properties, while its distinctive bite and familiar taste leave a lasting impression.

Do they say pop in Detroit?

‘Soda’s were what we today call floats. Therefore Soda is clearly WRONG and pop is more acceptable as a shortening of phosphate. Said “pop” growing up in Detroit area, lived in Chicago, San Francisco and DC since then and now say “soda.”

What states say pop instead of soda?

“Pop” is most commonly associated with the Midwest, in states like Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana and Iowa. The term is also more common in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.

What do you call soda in Chicago?

We thought it was a given that our preferred regionalism was “pop.” But as Mark Guarino and Kristen East pointed out in this morning’s Illinois Playbook, Chicagoans have seen liberal use of the “s” word in many a recent pop-tax headline. It almost looks as if Chicago is hoping to dodge a multi-front storm.