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

The word you use generally boils down to where you’re from: Midwesterners enjoy a good pop, while soda is tops in the North ...

Few American linguistic debates have bubbled quite as long and effervescently as the one over whether a generic soft drink ...

Seltzer – today’s popular term for such sparkling water – was around, too. But it was used only for the naturally carbonated mineral water from the German town Nieder-Selters.

Seltzer – today’s popular term for such sparkling water – was around, too. But it was used only for the naturally carbonated mineral water from the German town Nieder-Selters.

by: Valerie M. Fridland Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno, The Conversation Posted: Jul 6, 2025 / 08:00 AM CDT Updated: Jul 6, 2025 / 08:39 AM CDT ...

Seltzer – today’s popular term for such sparkling water – was around, too. But it was used only for the naturally carbonated mineral water from the German town Nieder-Selters.