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From: Claire Keenan Agthe <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Regionalisms
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:33:10 -0500
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From outside Phila., you go "in town."


On Feb 26, 2008, at 4:21 PM, DearMYRTLE wrote:

> When I lived in Bayshore, Long Island, we would say we were "going
> into the
> city" if we were going to Manhattan.
>
> When living in Rockville, Maryland, when speaking of a trip to the
> national's capitol, we'd say we're "going into the District."
>
> In Medina, a suburb of Seattle, we say we are "going downtown" or
> "going to
> town".

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