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more detail on cola flavor
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** In some parts of the American South, the use of the word "coke" has spread to mean any sort of soda, not just the cola flavors. As in "What kind of coke you got?" "Orange, grape, coca cola, pepsi, root beer."
** Very rarely is the pedestrian definition of "coke" used: The purified form of bituminous coal used for fuel. Steelmakers would know "coking coal", which is almost pure carbon, for use in making carbon steel alloy.
** Historically, the Coca-Cola Company had tried to own the word "cola", suing a long list of imitators including an "Afri-Cola". These suits ended when a "Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola" was thrown out of Food Court on the grounds that "cola" was now the generic term for
* Corn Flakes: Used to be a trademark of the Kellogg corporation.
* Crayola (crayons), and Cray-Pas (oil pastels)
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