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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a long-time resident of PG County, my experience is that it is based on colloquial usage from years ago.  Many years ago (like 20-30 years ago), people used to use PG derogatively.  It wasn't uncommon for people to say "That's so PG" when they meant "That's so ghetto", "That's so trashy" or even worse, "That's so black".  This was back in the 70's and 80's.  In the 90's and early 2000's there was a concerted effort to refer to the County as Prince George's County to try and get away from the PG/trashy references.  It's less of any issue now and I don't hear those types of comments anymore, but there was a reason for it.[/quote]

That's interesting and makes sense. I read the article and was a bit baffled by the county's response given that Prince George's County can be a bit of a mouthful. Think if we had to say District of Columbia all the time.[/quote]

actually, it is silly.  Would we have felt any better if they said "That's so Prince George's"?  It is not the name that is the problem.  PG feels good on the mouth, and is a fine name.  Changing the name won't change the attitude.[/quote]

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