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There is a Philadelphia, Mississippi also, so that is not unique.
Baton Rouge can be added to your list.
Of course some of those names on that list are also found it other states and other countries for that matter, I think the point they were getting at is that those "major cities" are pretty well-known both within the US and outside of the US.
A lot of smaller cities in other states that share the same name are because they were named after the major city, kind of like an honor to them, I'm sure that is the case for Philadelphia, MS!
Heck there's like 7 or 8 Bostons in the US, one in AL, GA, IN, KY, MO, NY (that one has 8,000 people in it!), PA and TX.
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I disagree with most college towns listed above. They usually target a certain demographic and are usually better known for their school names than the towns they're located in. The possible exception of course is Iowa City.
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How do you all feel about Louisville, Columbus, Memphis, Portland, El Paso, Charlotte, Columbus, Fort Worth, Austin, San Jose?
These are all top 30 cities which the AP requires the state afterwards.
Columbus, OH (BTW in the old days, Ohio was commonly abbreviated as just "O."), is by far the largest, but Columbus, GA is sizable enough hat it should still be included. Columbus, IN is also growing pretty decently
As long there's a Portland, ME, Portland, OR will still be necessary if it isn't regionally or locally based IMO.
Of the remainders, I'd say most are aware of what state each of those are in, but many still don't see El Paso much, and its close to the border with NM, so I'd still say that you'll need the TX.
I'd also place Tampa on the same tier as Orlando in terms of being "for your consideration". They're pretty well known to be in FL and arguably could be included due to their massive growth. It has three professional sports teams with "Tampa Bay" in their name as well.
^ I disagree with most college towns listed above. They usually target a certain demographic and are usually better known for their school names than the towns they're located in. The possible exception of course is Iowa City.
Columbus, OH (BTW in the old days, Ohio was commonly abbreviated as just "O."), is by far the largest, but Columbus, GA is sizable enough hat it should still be included. Columbus, IN is also growing pretty decently
As long there's a Portland, ME, Portland, OR will still be necessary if it isn't regionally or locally based IMO.
Of the remainders, I'd say most are aware of what state each of those are in, but many still don't see El Paso much, and its close to the border with NM, so I'd still say that you'll need the TX.
I'd also place Tampa on the same tier as Orlando in terms of being "for your consideration". They're pretty well known to be in FL and arguably could be included due to their massive growth. It has three professional sports teams with "Tampa Bay" in their name as well.
Well obviously they're usually more known for their school name as that's why they're college towns. That factor alone does not make them any well less known without the state abbreviation to the average person IMO. Tuscaloosa and Tallahassee are pretty distinct and well known without any state abbreviation regardless of being huge college towns. Same for Waco.
Columbus is exactly the sort of city that requires the state abbreviation behind it given there's about two dozen of them in the country. And obviously they aren't named after Columbus, OH. All of them are named after Christopher Columbus. The Ohio city of the name is not so notable nationally or large that outside of the context of Big Ten football or Ohio politics it would be self-explanatory that you mean it when you say "Columbus".
On the one hand, people who hear the news are pretty ignorant. On the other hand, it doesn't matter if they comprehend it or not.
The list has an almost perfect correlation with cities that have major league sports teams. Through that exposure, those cities have a disproportionate familiarity.
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