From The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy
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"I grew up in Ontario and we always said pop. Soda is for old geezers and soda pop is even worse. Soft drink is okay, but calling all drinks 'Coke' is the stupidest thing I ever heard of. I didn't even know that there were actually people who did that. And by the way, I don't call all 'copy machines' Xerox -- I call them photocopiers. That is the correct term."