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the linguists are lying about the Coke thing. As someone who has lived in a solid Coke zone according to this map but use soda as the generic term, I have never noticed it or had a misunderstanding based on Coke used in a generic way.
I think what’s true is that there is not a consensus on the term for soda (you’ll see soda, fountain drink, soft drink, canned drink, etc) and that Coke and it’s variants (diet, cherry etc) have a large market share, so people end up using the specific name instead of a generic term.
I checked a non chain restaurant in small town Minnesota, and saw pop on the menu. Same for soda in NJ. I looked at a couple dozen restaurants in MS, GA, TN, and AL and couldn’t find one using Coke to refer to anything other than Coca Cola.
When I lived in the Coke region in the 90s to early 00's, it wasn't ever used this way on the menu, only verbally. I still catch myself doing it occasionally.
"Can I get a coke?"
"Sure, what kind?"
"A Pepsi."
To be more accurate, not many drank Pepsi, it was mostly Coke or Dr Pepper.