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As a tourist, I prefer the full name. I never knew what "the Met" was until know. It clearly stands for Metropolitan. But Metropolitan what? Police? Works? The
by FredPret 4y ago
As a tourist, I prefer the full name. I never knew what "the Met" was until know. It clearly stands for Metropolitan. But Metropolitan what? Police? Works? The full name is much more accessible and less intimidating.
- bee_rider 4y agoSounds like a local nickname for a train line to me.
- pastor_bob 4y agoIt's interesting because there also are The Mets. So you have the Met and the Mets, but nobody familiar with both would ever think of the other when hearing either.
- GauntletWizard 4y agoThat would make for a great fundraising gala. The Mets at The Met
- bradknowles 4y agoBut where did they meet? Was it at the Met? "The Mets met at the Met". And what did they meet? Was it also the Met?
- readthenotes1 4y agoThey met on The Met
- smsm42 4y agoAnd who was on the first base?
- GauntletWizard 4y agoExactly.
- entropyie 4y agoIn Ireland the first thing that comes to mind is probably "the met office" which is our national weather / meteorological service. See http://met.ie http://met.ie