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View Poll Results: Which nn is used most
NY 10 8.62%
Chi-Town 5 4.31%
Philly 30 25.86%
ATL 5 4.31%
LA 59 50.86%
D-Town (Detroit) 0 0%
San Fran 2 1.72%
Beantown 3 2.59%
Chocolate City (DC) 2 1.72%
Voters: 116. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-24-2012, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Suburbs of Cleveland
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I voted Philly, but I just did a quick look and did not see LA. If I saw it I would have voted LA, but Phillys definently second
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Old 08-25-2012, 09:14 PM
 
Location: no longer new england
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In the northeast, people almost never say philly's full name. My uncle has lived there his whole life and I dont think i've heard him ever say "philadelphia". He always says philly or phil or sometimes illadelph but never the full name.
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Old 08-25-2012, 09:17 PM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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I think Cleveland's nickname should be 'The Cleve' lol.
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Old 08-25-2012, 09:33 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Or:

C-town (Cleveland)
O-town (Orlando)
B-town (Bloomington, IN)
A-town (Atlanta)
M-town (Memphis)
J-town (Joilet, IL or Japantown in San Francisco)



..... neither Houston nor Dallas are all that original in that perspective. Try being a bit more open minded before you call something stupid.
Yeah but Houston popularized or started that. Either way, your point is noted.
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Old 08-25-2012, 11:24 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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or vice-versa.

Though it seems people either from or not use Philly and LA

Others like H-town seem more common among the residents while those outside hardly use

Another not mentioned to me is for NYC, just the reference as the "City"
Its a Southern thang you wouldn't understand...everyone in the Dirty South calls Houston either H-Town or Screwston, even people in Louisiana, Mississppi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, etc.
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Old 08-25-2012, 11:31 PM
 
Location: East Side
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big sean?
lol he usually just says the D(ex: I give her that D cause that's where I'm born and raised in.Mercy-Kanye West
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Old 08-25-2012, 11:41 PM
 
Location: Twilight zone
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Philly and L.A. are the most common. Then you got A.T.L and M.I.A.(or "the 305")
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Old 08-26-2012, 12:18 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Its a Southern thang you wouldn't understand...everyone in the Dirty South calls Houston either H-Town or Screwston, even people in Louisiana, Mississppi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, etc.
Oh please. The entire hip hop nation knows what city H-Town is.
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Old 08-26-2012, 12:19 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Philly and L.A. are the most common. Then you got A.T.L and M.I.A.(or "the 305")
I think 305 is used far more than MIA. If you told somebody about MIA, they'd probably think you're talking about missing in action or something.
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Old 08-26-2012, 07:31 AM
 
Location: Twilight zone
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I think 305 is used far more than MIA. If you told somebody about MIA, they'd probably think you're talking about missing in action or something.
Or the singer MIA lol.
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