10tazione Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 And I thought Calif stands for California ... vinapu, Marc in Calif and dscrtsldnbi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 15 minutes ago, 10tazione said: And I thought Calif stands for California ... But nobody here ever refers to it as "Cali" or "Calif." That's for foreigners! And who wants an online username that's super long? 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travellerdave Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Why is the shortening quaint and colonist ? I can’t work that out. dscrtsldnbi and floridarob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, Marc in Calif said: The Brits and Aussies are so cute with their little nicknames for places. How quaint and colonialist is it to shorten the name of a foreign place just like they say Herts for Hertfordshire? 🤓 Since I live in Hertfordshire, I assume I am allowed to shorten it to Herts, as almost everyone I know here does? Saves time entering my address! AndyUK and Marc in Calif 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 hours ago, Keithambrose said: Since I live in Hertfordshire, I assume I am allowed to shorten it to Herts, as almost everyone I know here does? Saves time entering my address! Yes -- most definitely! 🥳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olddaddy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 The Alice is... Alice Springs And ......Brissy ... Brisbane And .....Towny is Townsville And....Tazzy is Tasmania And.... reader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 59 minutes ago, Olddaddy said: The Alice is... Alice Springs And ......Brissy ... Brisbane And .....Towny is Townsville And....Tazzy is Tasmania And.... There you go: places in your own nation, just like I said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10tazione Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 8 hours ago, Keithambrose said: Saves time entering my address! How many additional offs for the saved time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Marc in Calif said: Yes -- most definitely! 🥳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiophilus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 3:08 PM, Marc in Calif said: The Brits and Aussies are so cute with their little nicknames for places. How quaint and colonialist is it to shorten the name of a foreign place just like they say Herts for Hertfordshire? 🤓 So you won't be shortening "กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยามหาดิลก ภพนพรัตน์ ราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์ มหาสถาน อมรพิมาน อวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะ วิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์" next time you visit? 😄 10tazione, vinapu, Latbear4blk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, thaiophilus said: So you won't be shortening "กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยามหาดิลก ภพนพรัตน์ ราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์ มหาสถาน อมรพิมาน อวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะ วิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์" next time you visit? 😄 Thais shorten place names by simply using the first syllable or group of syllables. On the other hand, the Brits make something cute about a name: Pats. In this particular case, there's absolutely no "s" in the name Pattaya. Yet they want it to sound like a place in their home country like Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, and Warks. If there isn't a "Wanks," there should be! Simple hint to the Brits: There's no "-shire" at the end of Southeast Asian place names. You're not in Jogs, Mans, Toks, or Vients. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 13 hours ago, Marc in Calif said: If there isn't a "Wanks," there should be As I reported already here there is hill called Cerro Wank in La Cumbercita, Argentina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 14 hours ago, Marc in Calif said: Thais shorten place names by simply using the first syllable or group of syllables. On the other hand, the Brits make something cute about a name: Pats. In this particular case, there's absolutely no "s" in the name Pattaya. Yet they want it to sound like a place in their home country like Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, and Warks. If there isn't a "Wanks," there should be! Simple hint to the Brits: There's no "-shire" at the end of Southeast Asian place names. You're not in Jogs, Mans, Toks, or Vients. 🤣 Gosh, no Hanoishire , Delhishire, etc. I'm shocked..... Just off to visit Del! Marc in Calif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiophilus Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 FWIW Herts, Leics, Lincs, Mons, Notts, Staffs, Warks are all formal contractions of county names, only used in writing, and not even slightly cute. Likewise Hants, Northants, Oxon and Salop. You won't hear them used in colloquial spoken British English. Plenty of British towns and cities get nicknames, but I'm not aware of any that do it by adding an S , so I think you need to look elsewhere to explain "Pats", "Patts" or even (ugh!) "Patters". Marc in Calif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridarob Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Don't anyone ever comment on me hijacking a thread 😝 vinapu, Latbear4blk and Marc in Calif 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithambrose Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 hours ago, Keithambrose said: Gosh, no Hanoishire , Delhishire, etc. I'm shocked..... Just off to visit Del! Perhaps I should pint out that 'shire' only applies to counties, not places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
