terms for CA

[Benjamin Barrett]

There are the obvious ones, too: Cal, Calie (sp?) and the Bear Republic.

Benjamin Barrett

> -----Original Message-----
> --On Fri, Sep 1, 2000 11:27 AM -0400 Elizabeth Phillips
> <phille at NYTIMES.COM> wrote:

> > I'm also looking for way of referring to California (such as
> "La-la land"
> > or "Tinseltown") and the origins of such names. If you have useful
> > information on this topic as well, I'd be very appreciative.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Elizabeth Phillips
> > Research Assistant
> > "On Language"