Garuda.Aurilius said:
I call them all by their proper names. I never say soda, pop, soft drink or any of that nonsense. It's always either Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, etc.
Lazy ***.
I'll give an example of when the word soda would work.
Person 1: Hey man, you got any soda?
Person 2: Yeah, I have Coke, Sprite, and Cherry Coke.
Person 1: Sweet, can I have some Cherry Coke please?
See? Both soda and the name of the soda was used in that short exchange.