There's a reason for everything being diet, and I understand, but I like regular....

There's never a reason for diet, especially since not only may it cause cancer, but is more likely to make one gain weight (because of the artificial sweetener)...

My parents seem to disbelieve that.

[b]KattyKit wrote:[/b] [quote]They got mad at me because I said 'soda' instead of 'coke.' Apparently, I spend way too much time with you Yankees.[/quote] Soda isn't actually a Yankee word. It's predominant in many states in the New England area (although pop is still the most common in Yankee-land), half of both Missouri and Illinois, and California, Arizona, and Nevada. Really, soda, despite being the technically correct term, is the least commonly used term in the US out of the three main terms (soda, pop, and coke).

[b]MisterNathan wrote:[/b] [quote][b]KattyKit wrote:[/b] [quote]They got mad at me because I said 'soda' instead of 'coke.' Apparently, I spend way too much time with you Yankees.[/quote] Soda isn't actually a Yankee word. It's predominant in many states in the New England area (although pop is still the most common in Yankee-land), half of both Missouri and Illinois, and California, Arizona, and Nevada. Really, soda, despite being the technically correct term, is the least commonly used term in the US out of the three main terms (soda, pop, and coke).[/quote] Pop is the most common in Yankee-land? The only time I've ever heard it used consistently is in Ohio and parts of Virginia. Soda is definitely the more common term in all the other states I've lived in.

[b]Owlright wrote:[/b] [quote]Pop is the most common in Yankee-land? The only time I've ever heard it used consistently is in Ohio and parts of Virginia. Soda is definitely the more common term in all the other states I've lived in.[/quote] Ditto on that.