City Names

[Amy Speed]

Then there's always J-burg and the Cape.

-----Original Message-----
From: M. Lynne Murphy <M_Lynne_Murphy at BAYLOR.EDU>
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: City Names


>Clipping names is really common in Southern Africa, but they clip them and
>add an -s.  So, Durban is Durbs, Gabarone (Botswana) is Gabs, and my old
>university, Witwatersrand, is Wits.  I think this habit is borrowed from
the
>British.
>
>Lynne
>
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>>From: Allynherna at AOL.COM
>>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>>Subject: City Names
>>Date: Tue, Nov 30, 1999, 12:02 PM
>>
>
>>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.