The history of the soda fountain is fascinating. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with these vintage soda fountain photos.

Do you call it pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate Story by Valerie M. Fridland Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno • 22h ...

(The Conversation) – With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a ...

It all stems from a mix of economic enterprise and linguistic ingenuity. The popularity of “soda” in the Northeast likely reflects the soda fountain’s longer history in the region.

(The Conversation) – With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even ...

Few American linguistic debates have bubbled quite as long and effervescently as the one over whether a generic soft drink should be called a soda, pop or coke.

It all stems from a mix of economic enterprise and linguistic ingenuity. The popularity of “soda” in the Northeast likely reflects the soda fountain’s longer history in the region. Since a lot of ...