dbsweeney 0 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) This is going to seem an odd question, but I'm a book editor adapting a book for an Irish audience. In Australia, we'd call Coke, lemonade, lemon soda etc. (carbonated sweet fizzy drink) as 'soft drink' or 'cool drink'. In the USA I think they'd call it 'soda' or 'soda pop'. What do you guys in the UK (in particular Ireland) call the stuff? Cheers! Edited February 29, 2012 by dbsweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 As a bairn we always called these "pop". Now i suppose I call them by what they are "coke" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'd say still widely known as pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30679 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'd say still widely known as pop. Certainly not in Ireland. As Ant said, we generally call them by their brand name but 'soft drink' would be a recognised, more formal term. In years gone by a lot of people would have called them minerals but maybe not so much any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42484 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 This is going to seem an odd question, but I'm a book editor adapting a book for an Irish audience. Cheers! Large print, no words more than 5 letters long, and end every sentence with " so it is. " You'll be laughing, so you will. Za za Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'd say still widely known as pop. Certainly not in Ireland. As Ant said, we generally call them by their brand name but 'soft drink' would be a recognised, more formal term. In years gone by a lot of people would have called them minerals but maybe not so much any more. Having lived all over the UK, 'Pop' is certainly a name given in the North (probably more in the NW than the NE). More formally (i.e. in establishments that sell it, it's collectively referred to as 'soft drink'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) http://bigthink.com/ideas/21360 last paragraph (Yes, my life is that sad) Edited February 29, 2012 by Christmas Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 As a kid it's usually "pop" I think as you grow older it starts to sound a bit daft (unless asking a kid if they want a drink or pop) and so usually people call it by it's brand name i.e. Coke, Fanta etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30679 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) http://bigthink.com/ideas/21360 last paragraph (Yes, my life is that sad) So just what I told him 50 minutes ago? Edited February 29, 2012 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Can/Bottle of pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13894 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Could do with a nice refreshing Club Orange. Not sure why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30679 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 It goes well with a nice bag of Hunky Dorys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) "Pop" is a fizzy soft drink. It's why panda pop is called panda pop. That's not just sold in the north of England. "Juice" is a non-fizzy soft drink "soft drink" doesn't go to that level of granularity. "Mums buy crap pop don't they? eh? 'Rola cola?' What the 'ecks al tharabowt?" Edited February 29, 2012 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Cheers everyone, I think I'll go with 'fizzy pop'. It's for 12-year-old kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I wouldn't mind fizzing her pop, or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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