Melani, It used to be that the phrase, "South Philly," was all one needed to say about that area anywhere in the world. Now, because of Will Smith, "West Philly" is known around the world also. Also, my understanding is that people who are born here say Philadelphia while all others say Philly. sk ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [UC] Be true to your Planning Analysis Sector (Was: New Marketing Campaign)
In a message dated 4/6/07 5:39:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: In other, more concise words, you were wrong and the stickers are indeed in West Philadelphia. There. That was easy, wasn't it? One simple sentence. Frank, I don't remember the exact location of all of the stickers, but I remember that one was supposed to have been outside Abbraccio. So, if it was on the front side of Abbraccio, wouldn't it be correct to say that it was all of the following? - on Warrington Avenue - in Cedar Park - in University City - in West/Southwest Philadelphia - in Philadelphia - in the Delaware Valley - in southeastern Pennsylvania - in Pennsylvania - in the northeast section of the US - in the US - in North America It all depends on who you are speaking to, what is their frame of reference, and what identifier they would be familiar with. If you are speaking to a neighborhood resident, you can describe a place by its most detailed description - "on Warrington Avenue." If you only said "in West Philadelphia," they would respond, "WHERE in West Philadelphia?" If you are in Scranton, they may or may not have heard of West Philadelphia. In Montana or Vermont, I think it would be unlikely that they would know West Philadelphia; you'd probably have to say Philadelphia. In London, you could probably still say "Philadelphia," or you might have to drop down the list to Pennsylvania. In a remote area of India, you'll probably need to say the United States. I was recently in Savannah, and when I was asked where I was from, I would say, "Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, near the University of Pennsylvania." Not that that's my favorite way to describe my neighborhood, but it was most clear to the listener. Another woman at the same B&B began her reply with "Philadelphia" also, but when I, as a fellow Philadelphian, asked her "where in Philadelphia?" she responded "Abington," which we all know isn't in Philadelphia. But the other people around our B&B breakfast table wouldn't have been able to place her if she had said "Abington" to them. This is such a silly thing to be arguing about. There are many ways to describe an area, and they overlap. Melani Lamond Melani Lamond, Associate Broker Urban & Bye, Realtor 3529 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19104 cell phone 215-356-7266 office phone 215-222-4800, ext. 113 office fax 215-222-1101 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
