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

Generic Names For Soft Drinks. One might argue this is more important than an electoral map… and oddly similar. As a former Southerner (Tennessee) living amongst Yankees (New York), I’ve had to ...

Soft drinks go by many names—and each one tells a story. From 1800s pharmacies to modern dialect maps, here’s how our favourite bubbly beverages became cultural flashpoints.

Knockoff soft drink names, ranked. ... I’ve attempted to pile all popular American soft drinks into seven genres. ... Vox Media logo.

The name “Pepsi” is supposedly derived from the word dyspepsia, which means indigestion. Bradham gave his carbonated beverage this name because he believed it was more just a refreshing drink ...