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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Leesburg? Frederick? I don't consider any of the close-in cities like Arlington or Takoma Park small towns, and I don't know anyone who would. [/quote]

Arlington isn't a city. It's a county.

Alexandria is a city.

Neither are "towns."[/quote]

I think you're being a bit pedantic here.  Someone is having a conversation, not a geography quiz.[/quote]

Not really. "Town" has a specific meaning. And it isn't synonymous with "city" or "county." Although a town can be a locality within a county. But not a city. A city has a specific destination.[/quote]

Contrary to your assertion, town [i]literally is[/i] synonymous with city; ask the dictionary.  I've lived here for a decade-plus and this distinction people in close-in VA and MD make on whether they live in a town or county or unincorporated amalgamated HOA is baffling.  If you say the name of the place you're from, 99.895% of people will make a mental note that you're from that city/town.  They will not investigate to find out whether it's actually a subdivision of an incorporated entity that was once a county but is now a post-code designation without its own school district.[/quote]

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