Strangely, Decatur, IL is in the “soda” region, but my family usually says, “pop.” I knew a guy from Peoria that said “sodie,” no idea if that was regional or just him.
I'm from Michigan but I lived in Wisconsin for 4 years. Most Michiganders call it pop, but when I lived in Wisconsin they called it soda, and I haven't been able to get rid of the habit of calling it soda.
I'd just like to know why STL and the central IL region is so deep in saying "soda". Granted, any time I've headed up to Chicago I don't think I've heard "pop" so I'm not sure how ubiquitous it is in most of IL even including Chicago. But having not grown up there I can't say myself.
Anyways, it's definitely soda in most of IL. Don't think I've ever heard it called pop there, other than by my grandma who was from the southside of Chicago.
It’s absolutely pop in Chicagoland area, where I grew up. I knew I was “downstate” when I started hearing soda, which to me used to be a float (pop with ice cream in it).
grew up in Michigan where everyone says "pop," decided to start saying "soda" when I was 14 cuz I wanted to rebel. I can say either now, but typically say "pop" in Michigan so I don't get any funny looks
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