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Why is Las Vegas, NV referred to as ‘Vegas’, but Los Angeles, CA is not referred to as ‘Angeles’?
by seemaze 1y ago
Why is Las Vegas, NV referred to as ‘Vegas’, but Los Angeles, CA is not referred to as ‘Angeles’?
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- jekwoooooe 1y agoBecause it starts with a consonant
- seemaze 1y agoIt just seems unduly informal in the context of technical paper. Not sure why it bugged me.. edit: referencing the HN title, not the paper itself
- achairapart 1y agoNumber of syllables. "Angeles" has 3, and is already too much. So they say L.A. (2 syllables). It's the same reason you call New York in full (not N.Y.), as it's already 2 syllables.