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As someone interested in languages and dialects, these types of things interest me immensely. In Vancouver, Canada, we call it "San Fran", as well. I don't kno
by kafkaesque 14y ago
As someone interested in languages and dialects, these types of things interest me immensely.
In Vancouver, Canada, we call it "San Fran", as well. I don't know anybody there that would even recognise it if it was called "Frisco" much less "The Bay (Area)", unless more context was given.
- toby 14y agoOnly rappers say "Frisco" any more, probably because it's easy to rhyme. The most common abbreviation I hear is simply "SF" for San Francisco itself. "East Bay" for Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley. etc. "The Peninsula" or "The Valley" for anywhere south of SF and "Bay Area" for the whole thing.
- akavi 14y agoI also hear "The City" for San Francisco often enough to find myself using it on occasion (Something I vowed I'd never do after bristling at my friends using the appellation for NYC when I lived in the Northeast).