Which word do you typically use for carbonated soft drinks?

[MasterJedi]

Soda. Pop is a sound, we re-educated a lot of FIBS in college.

[MasterJedi]

the idea of having my mtn. dew referred to as coke

Now that is a bizarre idea, but I've never heard any one do that.  I've yet to order a coca-cola and hear the waitress ask, "is Mountain Dew okay?"  It seems that Pepsi is mainly what they're pushing.  Someone earlier in the thread said that any cola might be called "coke."  I think that's what I've heard as well, but I've not heard the term applied to Fanta, Mountain Dew, Mellow Yellow, etc. 

Same here.  A lot of folks where I live genericize Coke to mean any sort of cola (like Pepsi, RC, or a generic brand).  I rarely hear it used as a generic name for any other type of soft drink.

That has to do with a lot of places really only having Coke or Pepsi and not both from the Cola Wars. Usually in Wisconsin you get asked "is Pepsi ok" if they don't have it.

[MasterJedi]

Soda. Pop is a sound, we re-educated a lot of FIBS in college.

Lol, don't hear this used much anymore. I appreciate the reference, cheesehead.

I use 'pop' and 'soda' both. Calling any soft drink a 'coke' is indeed ridiculous to me.

It's usually used in regards to Illinois drivers. A lot of Wisconsin drivers are crap (well, should say Midwestern drivers) refusing to move over from the left lane. But you get those from Illinois who are either driving way too fast or they think they're driving fast but aren't and refuse to move out of the left lane. I'd rather they fly then putt along.