Do you cringe when people say soda instead of pop?
😂 I have ALWAYS used the word pop instead of soda, so I cringe whenever I hear people use the word soda. Maybe I am just weird like that 😂
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DragonFruit · 70-79, M
Did you ever see a can or bottle of it labeled as “pop”? No, it’s labeled as “soda”, but in some places it’s called “pop” and in some places it’s called “Coke” (regardless of the actual brand name).
The word “soda” is derived from the use of bicarbonate of soda to produce bubbles. It was first called “soda water” as early as 1809. but then changed to “soda” by dropping the word “water".
“Pop” is derived from “soda pop”, a shortening of it made by dropping the word “soda”.As early as the mid 1850s, it started being called “soda pop”.....either because of the “pop” sound made by the bubbles, or as a shortening of “phosphate” which the soda jerks working the soda fountains called them (the “soda” in the soda fountain would be what people now typically call a shake).....even though phosphoric acid is used in a minority of carbonated beverages (including “Classic” Coke) to give a slightly more bitter flavor.
Neither “soda” nor “pop” is inherently wrong, though neither is the term that was originally used.
The word “soda” is derived from the use of bicarbonate of soda to produce bubbles. It was first called “soda water” as early as 1809. but then changed to “soda” by dropping the word “water".
“Pop” is derived from “soda pop”, a shortening of it made by dropping the word “soda”.As early as the mid 1850s, it started being called “soda pop”.....either because of the “pop” sound made by the bubbles, or as a shortening of “phosphate” which the soda jerks working the soda fountains called them (the “soda” in the soda fountain would be what people now typically call a shake).....even though phosphoric acid is used in a minority of carbonated beverages (including “Classic” Coke) to give a slightly more bitter flavor.
Neither “soda” nor “pop” is inherently wrong, though neither is the term that was originally used.