# Los Angeles is LA, New York City is NYC... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 1, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341 "2008-06-01T12:03:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/1 "2008-06-01T12:03:10Z")
Washington DC is commonly called DC, Kuala Lumpur is KL. What other cities have popular two or three letter names? ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/2 "2008-06-01T12:05:30Z")
Beijing is commonly referred to in China as “BJ” ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/3 "2008-06-01T12:16:21Z")
DFW seems to be in pretty wide use. (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas for our non-US members) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/4 "2008-06-01T12:58:15Z")
“LA” is the metropolis of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. ---
**Author:** ![jaydotbeedot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jaydotbeedot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaydotbeedot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/5 "2008-06-01T13:00:50Z")
It’s common to see New York referred to as NYC in writing, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard it referred to that way. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/6 "2008-06-01T13:20:38Z")
Atlanta is known as ATL to some. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/7 "2008-06-01T13:47:08Z")
Sacramento = Sac (pronounced “sack”) Orange County = OC ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/8 "2008-06-01T14:52:22Z")
I’m originally from KC (as in KC Masterpiece). ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/9 "2008-06-01T15:02:44Z")
Chicago = Chi-Town, but that’s not really any shorter. Personally I like CBS (City of the Big Shoulders) or HBW (Hog Butcher to the World). Then there’s OAR (O’Hare airport). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/10 "2008-06-01T15:06:15Z")
How about 4 letters? The area around Fort Rucker was known as UCLA when I was there. Ugliest Corner of Lower Alabama ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/11 "2008-06-01T15:09:13Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Chicago = Chi-Town, but that’s not really any shorter. Personally I like CBS (City of the Big Shoulders) or HBW (Hog Butcher to the World). Then there’s OAR (O’Hare airport). [/QUOTE] I thought O’Hare is ORD? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/12 "2008-06-01T15:11:40Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] I thought O’Hare is ORD? 😕 [/QUOTE] You’re right, my mistake. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/13 "2008-06-01T15:36:22Z")
Bangkok = BKK Ho Chi Minh city = HCM City Hong Kong = HK ---
**Author:** ![The\_Crooked\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@The\_Crooked\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Crooked_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/14 "2008-06-01T15:38:44Z")
Pittsburgh is PGH ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/15 "2008-06-01T15:38:54Z")
St. Louis - STL ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/16 "2008-06-01T15:40:33Z")
I refer to Minneapolis as MSP. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/17 "2008-06-01T16:17:21Z")
Toronto is affectionately known as TO. …or, if you’re trying to be all ghetto n’ stuff, as the T-Dot. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/18 "2008-06-01T16:19:06Z")
I live in the “D”. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/19 "2008-06-01T16:36:02Z")
[QUOTE=Mahna Mahna] Toronto is affectionately known as TO. [/QUOTE] Which makes things confusing when the media refers to Terrell Owens as “T.O.” Toronto was known as “T.O.” before Owens was even born. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/20 "2008-06-01T17:50:17Z")
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