Why do they call it a soft drink?

Soda or Pop? I call it soda. My mom calls it soda, my dad calls it pop. I'm confused, is it pop, soda or soda pop?

I have got confused of : what is the difference between soft drinks and soda drinks?

What are some good drinks to mix with jagermeister besides red bull?

I saw a couple people on here calling soft drinks and stuff pop, no one does that in my area, we call it soda. what do you ...

Has anyone tasted the new vitamin water ENERGY drink? If so is it good?

what are people called who abstain from all animal-derived foods?

When you mix Verners with Vanilla Ice Cream, What's that called? I know it's a float but, I forgot the name of it.

Today a customer asked me if I rang up the 'pop'...I was so confused! I was just wondering what some people call their drinks...

We're going to a club afterward with vodka+chasers bottle service so I don't know if I should buy vodka for pre-drinks.

Has anyone seen the youtube video "powerthirst"? Is it real? or just collegehumor?