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Most people outside of San Francisco would know that you mean 'San Francisco' when you say SFO, though. Same as I think of Seattle when I see SEA, Dallas when I
by geerlingguy 7y ago
Most people outside of San Francisco would know that you mean 'San Francisco' when you say SFO, though. Same as I think of Seattle when I see SEA, Dallas when I see DFW, St. Louis for STL, etc.
Inside the city that's not always the case, but even when you're abbreviating sports teams and the like, it's common to use the airport code to refer to the city name if they match up so well.
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- zadokshi 7y agoAre you sure about that? These acronyms don’t have the same meaning when I read them. It’s pretty American to think like that.
- jfkebwjsbx 7y agoI have no clue about any of the acronyms yet I recognize all the names.