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The bay area is more than SF. If you mean San Francisco and don't want to say the whole name, you use either 'SF' or 'the city.' I'm not sure why it's a strang
by adastra22 11mo ago
The bay area is more than SF. If you mean San Francisco and don't want to say the whole name, you use either 'SF' or 'the city.'
I'm not sure why it's a strange shibboleth? Not every name has to be shortened, and if you are going to shorten names, not every short form is acceptable. I don't know where "San Fran" came from, any more than "Cali", neither of which are used by locals, but it just doesn't feel respectable. It's not the name of the city.
- gerdesj 11mo ago"SF ... It's not the name of the city." Your words ... 8)
- clhodapp 11mo agoI think it honesty just boils down to: It sounds bad.
- snypher 11mo agoThe fact it rhymes is probably why it exists.
- adastra22 11mo agoYou've never met an Alexander that despises being called "Alex"?
- mkoubaa 11mo agoNo but they all seem upset when I call them Alexa
- gerdesj 11mo agoNo. Why would you "despise" being referred to? My first name is Jonathan, I generally get referred to as (int al) Jon, Jonny, Jo, or John (bloody silent letters). As it turns out, until I was 20 I thought my name was spelt Jonathon. I got a copy of my birth cert to get a student loan and discovered the "truth" - even my passport was wrong and my parents had to sort out the first few of those and they should have known better! I was born in 1970 and no one noticed that I misspelt my own first name for 20 years.
- gghffguhvc 11mo agoWhen I lived in SF I walked past this street art a couple of times a week and got a smile. https://www.sfstairways.com/stairways/eugenia-avenue-prospect-avenue-to-winfield-street/210718-114836.jpg https://www.sfstairways.com/stairways/eugenia-avenue-prospec...
- adastra22 11mo agoHa, that’s great!