I have friends who live in Sault Ste-Marie, MI. For anyone not from the Great Lakes State, that's pronounced "Soo Saint Marie", and is commonly referred to as simply "the Soo".
I have seen this in other languages (the Hague in the Netherlands or la Beauce in Québec, for example), but can't think of another example in a predominantly English-speaking country. Can any of you?
2006-12-26 06:51:50 · 13 answers · asked by Rick N 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I'm only talking about nicknames which are derived from the city name itself, ie. the Shwa and the Zoo as two of you pointed out.
2006-12-26 07:02:32 · update #1
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2006-12-26 07:05:50 · update #2
atlanta,ga- the atl or the a
birmingham,al- the ham
2006-12-26 07:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
London Ontario - The L.O
Toronto, Ontario - The Dot
New York- The Big Apple
Chicago- The Windy City
St Louis- The City of Brotherly Love
2006-12-26 07:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by Celticprince 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Big Apple
The Windy City
The Cho
2006-12-26 06:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Big Apple, New York
The City of Angels, LA
2006-12-26 06:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 18:09:36 · answer #5 · answered by cantabrana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean like "The Big Apple" for New York? Or "The Windy City" for Chicago?
2006-12-26 06:55:05 · answer #6 · answered by Dan821 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the "Shwa" as in Oshawa Ontario.
Also - isn't Sault Ste-Marie in Ontario Canada and not MI??
2006-12-26 06:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by whatchalookinat 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Or.... The Motor City for Detroit
Many cities will have some sort of "claim to fame" and the local tourist bureau will have come up with some sort of "The ..." for the municipality.
2006-12-26 06:58:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Soo!
Mmmmm...
Taffy, Fudge, and U.P Pasties!
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2006-12-26 07:00:11 · answer #9 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am from kalamazoo mich. and i have heard people call it the zoo.new orleans is sometimes called the big easy, new york-the big apple, chicago-the windy city, l.a.- the city of angles
2006-12-26 06:56:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋