Quote Originally Posted by Mutazoia View Post
Depending on the region that a person comes from, they will have different linguistic references. You may say "Soda" and someone else will call it "pop". Both are correct, but the person using "soda" may never have heard of "pop" (or Soda-pop), and become confused.
As an Australian English speaker who serves "Soft Drink" to his kids, American English is weird. You know that, right?