Pop/Soda/Coke

[Herb Stahlke]

Even in Atlanta, where I lived from 74-80, rootbeer, 7-Up, etc. are all coke.  The question "ya wan a coke?" would frequently be met with "yeah, what kind ya got?"

Herb Stahlke

>>> thompsng at ELMER4.BOBST.NYU.EDU 04/19/00 11:50AM >>>
Natalie Maynor quotes a student as saying "Sodas are known as cokes
in the South.  Even Pepsi is called a coke in the South."

Does this mean that ginger ale and root beer and Dr. Pepper are
also called "coke"?  If so, how do they specify that they want or
are drinking a cola drink?  If Southerners were to be given a Dr.
Brown's Cel-Ray, what would they call it, other than a vile
concoction?

GAT