How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains.

Soda. As you can see in Katz’s map above, “soda” is the preferred term for sweet, carbonated drinks along the East and West coast, but most densely in the northeast region.

Do you say pop, soda, or coke when talking about a carbonated beverage? Chances are depending on where you live could affect how you respond when asking for a drink and that has everything to do ...

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Another theory suggests that because bottles were more common in the region, soda drinkers were more likely to hear the “pop” sound than in the Northeast, where soda fountains reigned.

Another theory suggests that because bottles were more common in the region, soda drinkers were more likely to hear the “pop” sound than in the Northeast, where soda fountains reigned ...

In fact, the line separating East Coast soda drinkers from Midwestern pop drinkers is said to lie between exits 41 and 42 on the New York State Thruway. To the east, in Syracuse, they say “soda.” ...

The words "soda" and "pop" are used ... and the site charts these responses on a map, ... roughly 20% of U.S. consumers ...