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Well, LA is the postal state code for Louisiana. Using LA for Los Angeles is just an initialism. The confusion stems from both entities having valid reasons fo
by bena 4y ago
Well, LA is the postal state code for Louisiana. Using LA for Los Angeles is just an initialism.
The confusion stems from both entities having valid reasons for using the abbreviation.
Typically, I will use LA for Los Angeles and La. for Louisiana if I must abbreviate throughout. However, when I can, I spell out the full name the first time, then abbreviate in subsequent mentions.
- brookst 4y ago4.6M people live in Louisiana, and 10m in Los Angeles. I’m cool giving the LA monicker to Los Angeles.
- kube-system 4y ago10m in Los Angeles County. 3.9m live in Los Angeles the city.
- brookst 4y agoWhen people say LA they usually mean anywhere from Santa Barbara to Mission Viejo. I’m not sure most Angelinos even know where the city limits are.
- bena 4y agoWell, since the administrative district of Louisiana was established in 1682 and el Pueblo de los Angeles was established almost a full century later in 1781, we really should give the moniker to Louisiana. Or. Just accept that two places can have a similar abbreviation and that this sometimes will lead to a small bit of confusion.