"RTP" or "The RTP" — discuss! (Charlotte: school, live)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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My DH, who works in RTP, said he has never heard of it referred to as "The Park" or "The RTP"
It's RTP plain and simple, no need to change it or make it sound trendy.
My DH, who works in RTP, said he has never heard of it referred to as "The Park" or "The RTP"
It's RTP plain and simple, no need to change it or make it sound trendy.
Well, "the park" is definitely in use. It's be around as long as I can remember, which is pretty dang long. You'd use it in conversation something like this:
Person 1: "I'm applying for a new job at XYZ Corp"
Person 2: "Is that out in the park?"
It's a little like people using "Chapel Hill" and "UNC" in synonymous ways i.e.: "Where'd you go to college" "Chapel Hill" or "Our oldest is graduating from Chapel Hill this year with a BA in Chemistry, and now she's applying to grad schools."
You can google "RTP" and "the park". There are articles and marketing spiel that reference "the park", but again, it's a very casual reference, not really even a nickname, just shorthand.
Amazon wants a new HQ for 50,000 workers. Research Triangle Park thinks it’s a good fit
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Amazon already has a presence in the park. The company, which ships packages across the world, began using a 325,000-square-foot warehouse in RTP in 2016...
The Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the country and one of the largest in the world.
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Through five decades, the Park still holds to its founders’ aspirations: to generate economic activity, engage the talents of local graduates and citizens and carry North Carolina forward to ever-greater prominence and prosperity.
I tended to say "The RTP," like many people do. This was slapped down hard here years ago.
And, I have heard "The Park" many times.
Whether you say you work in "RTP," "The RTP," or "The Park," I assume you are referring to "Research Triangle Park" or even "The Research Triangle Park," and then I have a pretty good clue where... (Now, if you work at Umstead Park, I have erred in that assumption.)
If you say you work in "Durham," but you actually work in "RTP," "The RTP," "The Park," or "The Research Triangle Park," I have less of a clue.
Yeah, these 1st world problems are so burdensome, I don't how people in the Triangle make through each day!
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