How would one distinguish between Washington DC and Washington “state”? 
DC and Washington.
"Just wait, Cali is gonna rise. "
I dont THINK so.
In your dreams maybe, …
[-(
@BunsenBurner lol I try to stay AWAY from fwys but will be driving on the lovely friggin 91 this weekend for a basketball tourney
@menloparkmom so you’re saying the full back tat of I(heart)CALI in 12 inch black gothic script was a bad idea? NOW you tell me…
(and by the way, while we’re on the subject of music we can’t stand, who steals a used matress? Seriously. And if you can’t afford the Rover, trade it in on a Kia. Or go back to Boulder. Just get off my radio!)
Oh, @lookingforward ! It’s not “jeet yet?”-- it’s “jeet jet?” !
Just wanted to remark that states that were originally part of the Northwest Territory can be called:
Ohi
Michi
Indi
Illi
and
Minnie [just the northeastern-most part of the state]
(Wisconsin is the odd state out. Calling it “Wisco” tags you as a total noob.)
I learned this in my Ohio history course, in 7th grade.
Agree with DC and Washington!
I went home yesterday and the TV was set to the CW Philly 57. I caught the end of the Phillies game and then watched Comcast SportsNet, where the topic was who is the most underrated athlete on the Philly sports scene. I checked out philly.com for my daily news fix. Everywhere I looked was “Philly!” yet those usages didn’t bother me. Neither does “Philly” when it has a directional (e.g. Temple is in North Philly; she’s a South Philly girl.)
When I am referring to the City of Philadelphia, I do not say Philly. Neither does my extended family (mom is from South Philadelphia, Dad is from Olney, in-laws are from West Philadelphia), nor my friends (those who grew up in the city, that is). I would also never refer to William Penn as “Billy”; that would be like saying Tommy Jefferson.
However, the posts by many others have shown that my opinion is parochial (and having gone through 12 years of Catholic school in a city that often defines its residents by parishes, that is an intentional word choice). And since my “attytood” is “You can’t fight City Hall,” (where apparently even Jim Kenney says “Philly”), I defer to the majority who find “Philly” acceptable.
@LuckyCharms913 Ha, don’t confuse ubiquitous with acceptable! And the web is making it even worse. Philadelphia is just too long for a url. Soon everything’s gonna be “Philly” just check Twitter. Nobody wants to waste keystrokes on all those syllables!
(It’s why Cali is becoming more common too, I think. CA is too vague and California is too long and Colombia is far enough away…)
Cal grads call it Cal too.
" CA is too vague"
Huh? :-?
If DC is not vague then how can CA be considered “vague”?
you’re fighting an uphill battle with California residents.
On CC, CA often means Common App. Outside of the college applications world, I think CA is pretty clear when in all caps.
Of course, CC here can be this website, community college, or credit card. Probably others.
Just cuz bazillions say "there’s " when it’s a plural noun and should be “there are,” doesn’t make it right. Don’t give up, LuckyCharms.
QuantMech: my upper MW friends say the diff is those who say Wis-consin vs Wisc-onsin.
Btw, on the NJ Tpke at exit 6, passin’ thru. Will shout out to Philadelphia for us all.
I live in California. IRL if we are traveling and asked where we are from it is California. Or, with pressure we say; (in order) Southern california…west Los Angeles…Beverly Hills California. (there is a Beverly Hills Michigan). NEVER say Frisco.
You could use Phila if it’s too long. I don’t like Cali, either. I haven’t come across it too often fortunately. What really bugs me is Orage County. Why not use the city name? I live is a smallish city that not many people know. But I never use my county to say where I live. I say I live in xxx (city name) and also mention that it is close to yyy (bigger city).
I grew up in Orange County. I always used the term Orange County, because every time I said the name of the city somebody would say “oh, LA.” Then I would respond “no, x city isn’t in LA, it is in Orange County, big difference.” Happened ALL the time.
@menloparkmom uh… cause there’s an entire country uses it as their official URL mebbe? www.CA.ca would be extra confusing!
To be clear, I am not really arguing for the acceptance of Cali. As I posted earlier, Nobody uses it, except dads who didn’t want to put too much thought into a screen name. (Now I am really feeling the tat was a bad choice. I think I can change it to “I (heart) Cal!” then I can get a 3 color image of Mr. Worthington’s lovely ford sign underneath - maybe get him to pay me a monthy fee to go around shirtless. Then my kids will pay me to put a shirt on and it will be win-win!
This thread kind of makes me chuckle. Not from Cali but have heard it used in the midwest.
So if we want to talk about state pet peeves, how about the people who pronounce the S In Illinois. The S is silent folks.
Or when I went to school out of state and people ask where I’m from. I say Illinois and they immediately say “Oh Chicago” or “What part of Chicago”. In the eyes of Chicagoans anything south of I-80 is not even part of Illinois 
and in the eyes of the rest of the country the only place in Illinois is Chicago!!
I’m surprised no one has gotten into the whole Ne-va-da, Ne-vuh-da thing yet. 