St. Petes? (Tampa, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach: 2014, home, live)

[tzais01]

I'm a native Floridian and only by reading this forum have I ever heard anyone refer to St. Petersburg or St. Pete as St. Petes. Where does this come from and do people who live there refer to it as St. Petes? I'm just curious if this is an accepted nickname for St. Pete or are there just a few people on here that happen to like to call it St. Petes.

[bobisinthehouse]

It's probably all those snow birds from Québec Canada. Their always talking funny with each other in French.


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[Sunnydee]

I hear people saying St. Pete all the time and never gave it a second thought. It's just a nickname. St. Pete Beach is common usage, as well.

[LandsharkJB]

Yes, but OP is specifically referring to people who call it St. Pete's. Always makes someone who's never been here stick on on the forum. I always just assumed they had something home with a similar name.

What I think is worse is this guy trying to get the nickname "the 'burg" going. Hate hate hate it.

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[tzais01]

Yes it's St. Pete but my question was about those who put an s on the end.

Thanks Landshark, we were responding at the same time.

[jsun556]

Originally Posted by Sunnydee

I hear people saying St. Pete all the time and never gave it a second thought. It's just a nickname. St. Pete Beach is common usage, as well.

That's because it's really called St. Pete Beach officially, it's not a nickname for St. Petersburg Beach.

[lavender]

Drives me mad!

[tzais01]

Yes, I think it's a dead giveaway that the person isn't from anywhere around here. That's what I thought but wanted to confirm my thought.

[engineman]

Never heard anyone say "StPetes" ever.

[tzais01]

Just poke around this forum and you'll see it.