Would "DC" count as clipping? We certainly never called it "Wash." At 12:02 PM 11/30/99 EST, you wrote: >This may have been discussed on our list or on the ANS list...but...has >anyone compiled a list of cities that have "clipped" names in local usage? >1. Flagstaff=Flag >2. Rapid City=Rapid >3. Vancouver=Van >etc. >