in reply to I refer to a non-specified carbonated beverage as a:
I'm a soda person. I've always found that saying soda rolled off of the lips easier than saying pop for anything other than pop the balloon. Grew up in the South, with a father born in the North. My mom never really cared. She just says whatever the name of the soda is.
"I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High." - Psalms 82:6