>The role of the joyless nanny/pedantic grammarian will be played today by Addison D.<
Do yourselves a favor and buy some green tea and some ginger. Make a pitcher of hot tea, steep with some shaved ginger and then refrigerate. If it's not sweet enough, add some agave nectar while it's hot.
Sugary sodas, in addition to being an obscene waste of money, have been shown in multiple, long-range studies to contribute to higher risk of heart attack, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease and--especially in women--Osteoporosis. The sugary versions are big weight-gain culprits which puts them in the suspect category for heart disease, type-2 diabetes etc., etc., etc.
And SNAFU, I am hopeful that you will make a concentrated effort to stop using the word "hopefully" when what you mean to say is that you are hopeful.
You think, what do you want?
You think, make a decision...