Source: SOUTHERN LIVING, 7/18/21


Have you ever been offered a coke at someone's home and been asked, "What kind?" When you were a kid, did you ask to go to the store to get a coke and come home with a Dr Pepper or Mountain Dew? That's because many southerners use the brand name "Coke" as the generic, "coke," meaning any soft drink.

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