Pop or Soda? What words do Michiganders use for these common things?

Nov 15, 2014 at 6:29 pm
Last year, Business Insider published a boatload of maps from North Carolina University's Joshua Katz illustrating how Americans speak totally different from one another, depending on where in the U.S. we live.

Some of them are pretty interesting; others are downright hilarious. We suggest browsing through the entire list at your leisure (here's the link again)

For example, what word do you use to describe a sweet carbonated beverage? Pop or soda?

Here are a few of the maps that we really got a kick out of.

click to enlarge Pop or Soda? What words do Michiganders use for these common things?
Business Insider/Joshua Katz

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Business Insider/Joshua Katz

click to enlarge Pop or Soda? What words do Michiganders use for these common things?
Business Insider/Joshua Katz

click to enlarge Pop or Soda? What words do Michiganders use for these common things?
Business Insider/Joshua Katz