"Silicon" (geog.)

[Steve K.]

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Dennis R. Preston wrote:

> Not quite. The Upper Peninsuala is called the UP, but the Lower
> Peninsula is called "Lower Michigan" or even the "Lower Peninsula."
> Never herard anybody say LP (been here in the LP since '83).

Seconded. ('66-'86, although not linguistically competent till some time
after '66).

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