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The number of peope in Fairfax who use "DC" to mean the region, at least in some contexts, almost certainly far exceeds the number of people in Fairfax who use DMV to mean anything other than the Department of Motor Vehicles.
First of all, not even people in Fairfax are going to say "DC" when referring to something other than the District. Second, "DMV" is such a popular term nowadays that it's used by the news outlets in the region and by radio and TV personalities in other cities. Even posters in other forums refer to the region as the "DMV." Just because you don't know many people who use it within your small circle doesn't mean that most people (even in Fairfax) do not.
One more thing I just thought of--it would be awesome if the Red line looped all the way around between Glenmont and Shady Grove, or at least between Silver Spring and Bethesda (or whatever two stops are equivalently North of each other). It's so annoying to have to hop on the Red Line and ride all the way into the city only to go back out again when you could just stay in Maryland the whole time and travel directly east/west.
First of all, not even people in Fairfax are going to say "DC" when referring to something other than the District. Second, "DMV" is such a popular term nowadays that it's used by the news outlets in the region and by radio and TV personalities in other cities. Even posters in other forums refer to the region as the "DMV." Just because you don't know many people who use it within your small circle doesn't mean that most people (even in Fairfax) do not.
that story refers to STATEWIDE leaders, mainly. Lt Gov Bolling, for example, is not from NoVa. And that is ONE of the problems with the abbreviation - it can imply ALL of Va and Md, and not the areas that are part of Greater Washington.
But, its true, I don't watch much TV news, nor do I care much about radio and TV personalities.
One more thing I just thought of--it would be awesome if the Red line looped all the way around between Glenmont and Shady Grove, or at least between Silver Spring and Bethesda (or whatever two stops are equivalently North of each other). It's so annoying to have to hop on the Red Line and ride all the way into the city only to go back out again when you could just stay in Maryland the whole time and travel directly east/west.
The portion of the purple line running from Silver Spring to Bethesda makes sense in that case.
How many people living in the DMV see "DC" and think Arlington? It's one thing to be in another city and make that association, but people are generally clear on the distinction when you're in the region.
When I hear "DC" in general, I think of the diamond, but when I hear "DC" in relation to metro, I think of MD and VA too because so much of DC metro does already extend to VA and MD. Most of the outer stops are not in DC anymore. In fact, all of the metro lines already extend outside of DC so it's not nuts to think that a metro discussion would include the whole area.
that story refers to STATEWIDE leaders, mainly. Lt Gov Bolling, for example, is not from NoVa. And that is ONE of the problems with the abbreviation - it can imply ALL of Va and Md, and not the areas that are part of Greater Washington.
That's not the point. The point is that "DMV" is a commonly used abbreviation for the DC Metro Area. You were acting as if it was something only used by tweens and college students tweeting away on their iPhones and Androids in incoherent, alcohol-induced sentences.
And "DMV" never implies ALL of Virginia or ALL of Maryland. It's DC Metro Area specific. When people want to refer to other parts of VA or MD, they'll use terms such as "Tidewater," "Delmarva," and "Hampton Roads."
Have you interviewed every single person in Fairfax county to know what they will say?
You said that "the number of people in Fairfax saying 'DC' to refer to Greater Washington certainly exceeds the number of people saying 'DMV.'" The burden is on you to prove your own statement. I just said that the term "DMV" is commonly used.
When I hear "DC" in general, I think of the diamond, but when I hear "DC" in relation to metro, I think of MD and VA too because so much of DC metro does already extend to VA and MD. Most of the outer stops are not in DC anymore. In fact, all of the metro lines already extend outside of DC so it's not nuts to think that a metro discussion would include the whole area.
I don't have an issue with what's in bold.
I simply figured that a thread in the DC forum asking about metro extensions "in DC" would generate more discussion about Adams-Morgan, H Street, Georgetown, 16th Street, etc., and how to extend Metro to those core DC areas, rather than discussion about Bailey's Crossroads, Tyson's and other places that frankly are not even on the radar screen for the average DC resident.
That's not the point. The point is that "DMV" is a commonly used abbreviation for the DC Metro Area. You were acting as if it was something only used by tweens and college students tweeting away on their iPhones and Androids in incoherent, alcohol-induced sentences.
And "DMV" never implies ALL of Virginia or ALL of Maryland. It's DC Metro Area specific. When people want to refer to other parts of VA or MD, they'll use terms such as "Tidewater," "Delmarva," and "Hampton Roads."
The irony of this is that I'm a college student and a DC resident of 17 years and I've never even heard of the phrase "DMV" lol. My parents have lived in DC since the 70's and I've never heard them use that term either.
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