oh, Charmion! The soda/pop thing is a REAL quagmire!
take a look

I grew up saying 'mostly' pop, but we moved so often that I heard 'em all, and sodapop was a nice alternative..*grin*....and as the page indicates, "coke" was an all-purpose word in some areas!


Old trick, which only makes sense if you live in the right place:

call local store....ask "do you have pop on ice?" "Yes" "well, let him out, Mom wants him to do some chores"