Do you say you’re from Washington or DC?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Hold up, DC is not a place? What is it?

It's jargon, an abbreviation, an acronym, but no, it's not a place.

So NYC isn't a place either? What about HK?

*gasp* We need to alert the media! Places with millions of residents have disappeared off the map.

I would never say either of those things either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Hold up, DC is not a place? What is it?

DC is a postal abbreviation. People from Virginia don't say that they are from VA (You're from the Veterans Affairs office?). People from Maryland don't say they're from MD (are you a doctor?).

It's a regional affectation that we call Washington DC, just DC around here. If you leave this metropolitan area, most people don't know that you are talking about the nation's capitol. If you say you are from DC, they may think you're like Superman, from the DC comics universe.

Outside of this area, I say I'm from the Washington DC suburbs.

[Anonymous]

DC. Around the DMV, I say "The District."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

No. they know Washington DC is the nations capital though.

Then they need to open a book, map, tv, etc. I get if someone doesn’t know Maryland but not DC.

NP. Believe it or not, the capital and the average people who live there are a long way away from the minds of most people here on the West Coast. There are other possible meanings that are more likely over here.

[Anonymous]

Southern Northwest Lorton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Really? You think DC isn’t a place? How does that work for all the people who live and work there? Is DuPont Circle a state of mind?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Hold up, DC is not a place? What is it?

DC is a postal abbreviation. People from Virginia don't say that they are from VA (You're from the Veterans Affairs office?). People from Maryland don't say they're from MD (are you a doctor?).

It's a regional affectation that we call Washington DC, just DC around here. If you leave this metropolitan area, most people don't know that you are talking about the nation's capitol. If you say you are from DC, they may think you're like Superman, from the DC comics universe.

Outside of this area, I say I'm from the Washington DC suburbs.

Then with this logic you should actually be saying, Washington, District of Columbia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

No. they know Washington DC is the nations capital though.

Then they need to open a book, map, tv, etc. I get if someone doesn’t know Maryland but not DC.

NP. Believe it or not, the capital and the average people who live there are a long way away from the minds of most people here on the West Coast. There are other possible meanings that are more likely over here.

So again, open a book, map, tv, etc. No one is saying to care about the ppl but you should know the nations capital at the very least. I’ve visited the West Coast and so far haven’t encountered an idiot who doesn’t know what and where DC is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Hold up, DC is not a place? What is it?

It's jargon, an abbreviation, an acronym, but no, it's not a place.

So NYC isn't a place either? What about HK?

*gasp* We need to alert the media! Places with millions of residents have disappeared off the map.

Nobody in NYC says NYC. FFS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

No. they know Washington DC is the nations capital though.

Then they need to open a book, map, tv, etc. I get if someone doesn’t know Maryland but not DC.

NP. Believe it or not, the capital and the average people who live there are a long way away from the minds of most people here on the West Coast. There are other possible meanings that are more likely over here.

So again, open a book, map, tv, etc. No one is saying to care about the ppl but you should know the nations capital at the very least. I’ve visited the West Coast and so far haven’t encountered an idiot who doesn’t know what and where DC is.

Then you have never been to the Valley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Hold up, DC is not a place? What is it?

It's jargon, an abbreviation, an acronym, but no, it's not a place.

So NYC isn't a place either? What about HK?

*gasp* We need to alert the media! Places with millions of residents have disappeared off the map.

Nobody in NYC says NYC. FFS

But it’s jargon, an abbreviation, an acronym, so therefore, it's not a place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

Get out of your bubble. "DC" is not a place, and it's presumptive to think that everyone knows what you mean, especially if you are traveling internationally.

Hold up, DC is not a place? What is it?

DC is a postal abbreviation. People from Virginia don't say that they are from VA (You're from the Veterans Affairs office?). People from Maryland don't say they're from MD (are you a doctor?).

It's a regional affectation that we call Washington DC, just DC around here. If you leave this metropolitan area, most people don't know that you are talking about the nation's capitol. If you say you are from DC, they may think you're like Superman, from the DC comics universe.

Outside of this area, I say I'm from the Washington DC suburbs.

Then with this logic you should actually be saying, Washington, District of Columbia.

Do you understand what context is? When you put Washington and DC together, the context tells you that you are using the abbreviation for District of Columbia. Without context, most people outside of our region will not know what DC is an abbreviation for. It can stand for many places and things outside of this area that are much more likely to be commonly used in other regions (like the west coaster who thought it referred to Daly City).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington, DC. People away from here don't know what "DC" is.

They don’t know DC is the nations capital?

No. they know Washington DC is the nations capital though.

Then they need to open a book, map, tv, etc. I get if someone doesn’t know Maryland but not DC.

NP. Believe it or not, the capital and the average people who live there are a long way away from the minds of most people here on the West Coast. There are other possible meanings that are more likely over here.

So again, open a book, map, tv, etc. No one is saying to care about the ppl but you should know the nations capital at the very least. I’ve visited the West Coast and so far haven’t encountered an idiot who doesn’t know what and where DC is.

You realize that abbreviations are only helpful in context right? If you live in another place that has a reason to use the abbreviation DC for someplace else, then Washington DC will not be the reference that comes to mind. In other regions, people hear DC and they'll think of Daly City, Dodge City, Detroit City, Dartmouth College, and many more local references. It only means Washington DC here in this region. Outside this region, you need to say Washington DC or you will lose the context. It has nothing to do with needing to get additional references. Contrary to your small bubble view of the world, Washington DC is not the only or most frequently used reference for the abbreviation DC in all areas of the nation.

[Anonymous]

I say "I'm from NY, but I live in Washington DC" if off the East Coast. Just DC if I'm talking to someone from Boston, NY, etc.

[Anonymous]

DC