# Los Angeles is LA, New York City is NYC...

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/61 "2008-06-03T22:32:51Z")

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[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog]  
I’m NSW born and bred, and I can unreservedly say that I have NEVER heard that.

It’s only three syllables in full - nobody shortens it, except sometimes to “New South”, and that’s a Melbourne thing.  
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I agree.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-is-la-new-york-city-is-nyc/451341/62 "2008-06-04T06:21:34Z")

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[QUOTE=fighting ignorant]  
I’ve heard Jerusalem referred to as “J-Town” as a nickname.  
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That, I’ve never heard - although Jerusalem has a large English-speaking community, and it may come from there.

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