Editing Soft drink (section)

==Terminology==
{{See also|Names for soft drinks in the United States}}

The term "soft drink" is a category in the beverage industry, and is broadly used in product labeling and on restaurant menus, generally a [[euphemism|euphemistic term]] meaning [[Non-alcoholic drink|non-alcoholic]]. However, in many countries such drinks are more commonly referred to by regional names, including ''pop'', ''cool drink'', ''fizzy drink, [[cola]], soda, or soda pop''.<ref name="dialect">{{cite web|last=Vaux|first=Bert|year=2003|title=105. What is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?|url=http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_105.html|work=Harvard Dialect Survey|access-date=June 3, 2011|archive-date=May 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524121858/http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_105.html}}</ref><ref name="irish">{{cite web |url=https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/funny-irish-words-and-phrases.html |title=Funny Irish Words and Phrases |publisher=Grammar YourDictionary |access-date=March 26, 2013 |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403122858/http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/funny-irish-words-and-phrases.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Other less-used terms include ''carbonated drink'', ''fizzy juice'', ''lolly water'', ''seltzer'', ''coke'', ''tonic'', and ''mineral''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kregiel |first=Dorota |date=January 28, 2015 |title=Health Safety of Soft Drinks: Contents, Containers, and Microorganisms |journal=BioMed Research International |language=en |volume=2015 |pages=e128697 |doi=10.1155/2015/128697 |pmid=25695045 |pmc=4324883 |issn=2314-6133|doi-access=free }}</ref>  Due to the high sugar content in typical soft drinks, they may also be called ''sugary drinks''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2013 |title=Sugary Drinks |url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/sugary-drinks/ |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |language=en-us |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164635/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/sugary-drinks/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United States, the 2003 [[Harvard University|Harvard]] Dialect Survey<ref name=dialect/> tracked the usage of the nine most common names. Over half of the survey respondents preferred the term "soda", which was dominant in the Northeastern United States, California, and the areas surrounding Milwaukee and St. Louis. The term "pop", which was preferred by 25% of the respondents, was most popular in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, while the [[genericized trademark]] "coke", used by 12% of the respondents, was most popular in the Southern United States.<ref name=dialect/> The term "tonic" is distinctive to eastern [[Massachusetts]], although its use is declining.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/03/24/boston-word-tonic-gives-way-soda/QpbSyMXlJvvESSVERxb6iP/story.html?arc404=true|title=In Boston, the word 'tonic' gives way to 'soda'|work=BostonGlobe.com|date=March 25, 2012 |access-date=September 8, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801020658/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/03/24/boston-word-tonic-gives-way-soda/QpbSyMXlJvvESSVERxb6iP/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the English-speaking parts of Canada, the term "pop" is prevalent, but "soft drink" is the most common English term used in Montreal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/why-do-some-places-say-pop-and-others-say-soda-your-questions-answered/article4186849/|title=Why do some places say 'pop' and others say 'soda'? Your questions answered|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=September 8, 2015|last=Hannay|first=Chris|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016033710/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/why-do-some-places-say-pop-and-others-say-soda-your-questions-answered/article4186849/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the term "fizzy drink" is common. "Pop" and "fizzy pop" are used in Northern England, South Wales, and the Midlands<ref name=BestBrit>{{cite web|url=http://www.effingpot.com/food.shtml|title=The Best of British|work=effingpot.com|access-date=September 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829103014/http://www.effingpot.com/food.shtml|archive-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref> while "mineral"<ref name=irish/> is used in Ireland. In Scotland, "fizzy juice" or even simply "juice" is colloquially encountered, as is "ginger".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: sndns1727 |url=https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sndns1727 |access-date=October 14, 2022}}</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, "soft drink"<ref>For example, in [https://www.smh.com.au/business/cocacola-amatil-admits-cutting-back-on-sugar-as-attitudes-change-on-health-and-investment-20150911-gjkof3.html "Coca-Cola Amatil admits cutting back on sugar as attitudes change on health and investment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016033710/http://www.smh.com.au/business/cocacola-amatil-admits-cutting-back-on-sugar-as-attitudes-change-on-health-and-investment-20150911-gjkof3.html |date=October 16, 2015 }} – ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.</ref> or "fizzy drink" is typically used.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fizzy Drinks: Everything you need to know|url=https://www.lifeeducation.org.au/parents/fizzy-drinks-everything-you-need-to-know|access-date=September 11, 2021|website=www.lifeeducation.org.au|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911175406/https://www.lifeeducation.org.au/parents/fizzy-drinks-everything-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[South African English]], "cool drink" is any soft drink.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cool-drink|title=Definition of "cool drink"|work=Collins English Dictionary|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-date=October 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001091515/http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cool-drink|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In other languages, various names are used: descriptive names as "non-alcoholic beverages", equivalents of "soda water", or generalized names. For example, the [[Bohemia]]n variant of the [[Czech language]] (but not [[Moravia]]n dialects) uses "limonáda" for all such beverages, not only those made from lemons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Interesting History of Soft Drinks |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/introduction-to-pop-the-history-of-soft-drinks-1991778 |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=ThoughtCo |language=en |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420075705/https://www.thoughtco.com/introduction-to-pop-the-history-of-soft-drinks-1991778 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Similarly, the [[Slovak language]] uses "malinovka" ("raspberry water") for all such beverages, not only for raspberry ones.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web |title=soft drink {{!}} Definition, History, Production, & Health Issues  |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/soft-drink |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Britannica |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602075035/https://www.britannica.com/topic/soft-drink |url-status=live }}</ref>