Dr Pepper has a long history, but it wasn’t the first soda to fizz its way into popularity. Discover the surprising origins ...

Do you call it pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate Story by Valerie M. Fridland Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno • 54m ...

Opinion Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind a linguistic debate Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada Tue, July 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM PDT 5 min read ...

The “pop” seems to be onomatopoeic for the noise made when the cork was released from the bottle before drinking. Linguists don’t fully know why “pop” became so popular in the Midwest.

Do you call it pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate by: Valerie M. Fridland Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno, The Conversation ...