How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains.

Those meticulous Dutch still lifes of fruits and game are reflected in Pop’s soup cans, candy canes, slabs of gooey cake, giant Coke bottles. Although the works might appear to be flip, slick ...

"Coke" dominates with 2,849 votes, painting the entire state pink on the interactive map. Pink is the color for "Coke." "Soda" trails behind at 582, while just 153 went with "pop." ...