Soft drinks go by many names—and each one tells a story. From 1800s pharmacies to modern dialect maps, here’s how our favourite bubbly beverages became cultural flashpoints.

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With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts — at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a “coke” when they ...

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