What's the different between these two words ?
Could you please tell me the difference between "coke" and "cola" ? Which is the most commonly used in your daily life ? Do I have to write capital C for "cola" (Cola) ?

Thank you so much for all your help.

Question

What's the different between these two words ?
Could you please tell me the difference between "coke" and "cola" ? Which is the most commonly used in your daily life ? Do I have to write capital C for "cola" (Cola) ?

Thank you so much for all your help.

Answer

As noted above Coca Cola is a brand name which would be capitalized.  Often people will ask for a "Coke" when they mean any cola drink.  Cola is not capitalized unless part of a name.

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Coca Cola is a brand name.  For short you can call it a Coke or a Cola.  In some countries a cola can also mean any type of fizzy drink.

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