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I always specify exactly what I want, when asking for a soft drink, e.g. Diet Coke (which is pretty much the only soft drink I consume, though I do drink other canned beverages, such as tea and lemonade).
However, in our household, we've gotten into the habit of referring to soft drinks as our daughter has been referring to them, ever since she was a toddler: purple juice (for grape soda pop), black juice (for Coke), and clear juice (for Sprite). But it's time for us to bring an end to that practice, because it's not as cute any more. (But, oh! It's bittersweet how quickly our beloved daughter is growing up.)
I grew up in the south (though nowadays I live in the midwest), and as a kid, I often heard soft drinks referred to as "soda wata", i.e. soda water. What was even more grating to my ears, even as a kid, was when someone referred to an orange-flavored soft drink as "ernj soda wata".
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