10tazione Posted January 29, 2024 Posted January 29, 2024 And I thought Calif stands for California ... vinapu, dscrtsldnbi and Marc in Calif 3 Quote
Marc in Calif Posted January 29, 2024 Posted January 29, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 3:30 PM, 10tazione said: And I thought Calif stands for California ... Expand But nobody here ever refers to it as "Cali" or "Calif." That's for foreigners! And who wants an online username that's super long? π Quote
Travellerdave Posted January 29, 2024 Posted January 29, 2024 Why is the shortening quaint and colonist ? I canβt work that out. dscrtsldnbi and floridarob 2 Quote
Keithambrose Posted January 29, 2024 Posted January 29, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 3:08 PM, Marc in Calif said: The Brits and Aussies are so cute with their little nicknames for places. How quaint and colonialist is it to shorten the name of a foreign place just like they say Herts for Hertfordshire? π€ Expand Since I live in Hertfordshire, I assume I am allowed to shorten it to Herts, as almost everyone I know here does? Saves time entering my address! Marc in Calif and AndyUK 1 1 Quote
Marc in Calif Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 10:38 PM, Keithambrose said: Since I live in Hertfordshire, I assume I am allowed to shorten it to Herts, as almost everyone I know here does? Saves time entering my address! Expand Yes -- most definitely! π₯³ Quote
Olddaddy Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 The Alice is... Alice Springs And ......Brissy ... Brisbane And .....Towny is Townsville And....Tazzy is Tasmania And.... reader 1 Quote
Marc in Calif Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 On 1/30/2024 at 5:42 AM, Olddaddy said: The Alice is... Alice Springs And ......Brissy ... Brisbane And .....Towny is Townsville And....Tazzy is Tasmania And.... Expand There you go: places in your own nation, just like I said Quote
10tazione Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 10:38 PM, Keithambrose said: Saves time entering my address! Expand How many additional offs for the saved time? Quote
Keithambrose Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 On 1/30/2024 at 5:26 AM, Marc in Calif said: Yes -- most definitely! π₯³ Expand Quote
thaiophilus Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 3:08 PM, Marc in Calif said: The Brits and Aussies are so cute with their little nicknames for places. How quaint and colonialist is it to shorten the name of a foreign place just like they say Herts for Hertfordshire? π€ Expand So you won't be shortening "ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ ΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΉ ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ₯ΰΈ ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΉ ΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈ£ΰΈ΅ΰΈ£ΰΈ‘ΰΈ’ΰΉ ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ¨ΰΈΰΉ ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ²ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ ΰΈͺΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ’ΰΈ° ΰΈ§ΰΈ΄ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ£ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΉ" next time you visit? π vinapu, 10tazione, Latbear4blk and 1 other 4 Quote
Marc in Calif Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 On 1/30/2024 at 3:45 PM, thaiophilus said: So you won't be shortening "ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ ΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΉ ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ₯ΰΈ ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΉ ΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈ£ΰΈ΅ΰΈ£ΰΈ‘ΰΈ’ΰΉ ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ¨ΰΈΰΉ ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ²ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ ΰΈͺΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ’ΰΈ° ΰΈ§ΰΈ΄ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ£ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΉ" next time you visit? π Expand Thais shorten place names by simply using the first syllable or group of syllables. On the other hand, the Brits make something cute about a name: Pats. In this particular case, there's absolutely no "s" in the name Pattaya. Yet they want it to sound like a place in their home country like Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, and Warks. If there isn't a "Wanks," there should be! Simple hint to the Brits: There's no "-shire" at the end of Southeast Asian place names. You're not in Jogs, Mans, Toks, or Vients. π€£ Quote
vinapu Posted January 31, 2024 Posted January 31, 2024 On 1/30/2024 at 5:52 PM, Marc in Calif said: If there isn't a "Wanks," there should be Expand As I reported already here there is hill called Cerro Wank in La Cumbercita, Argentina Quote
Keithambrose Posted January 31, 2024 Posted January 31, 2024 On 1/30/2024 at 5:52 PM, Marc in Calif said: Thais shorten place names by simply using the first syllable or group of syllables. On the other hand, the Brits make something cute about a name: Pats. In this particular case, there's absolutely no "s" in the name Pattaya. Yet they want it to sound like a place in their home country like Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, and Warks. If there isn't a "Wanks," there should be! Simple hint to the Brits: There's no "-shire" at the end of Southeast Asian place names. You're not in Jogs, Mans, Toks, or Vients. π€£ Expand Gosh, no Hanoishire , Delhishire, etc. I'm shocked..... Just off to visit Del! Marc in Calif 1 Quote
thaiophilus Posted January 31, 2024 Posted January 31, 2024 FWIW Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, Warks are all formal contractions of county names, only used in writing, and not even slightly cute. Likewise Hants, Northants, Oxon and Salop. You won't hear them used in colloquial spoken British English. Plenty of British towns and cities get nicknames, but I'm not aware of any that do it by adding an S , so I think you need to look elsewhere to explain "Pats", "Patts" or even (ugh!) "Patters". Marc in Calif 1 Quote
floridarob Posted January 31, 2024 Author Posted January 31, 2024 Don't anyone ever comment on me hijacking a thread π Marc in Calif, Latbear4blk and vinapu 3 Quote
Keithambrose Posted January 31, 2024 Posted January 31, 2024 On 1/31/2024 at 8:18 AM, Keithambrose said: Gosh, no Hanoishire , Delhishire, etc. I'm shocked..... Just off to visit Del! Expand Perhaps I should pint out that 'shire' only applies to counties, not places. Quote
