Correct. Unfortunately, someone was insisting that the stickers were
*not* in one of those places.
Frank
On Apr 6, 2007, at 09:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 4/6/07 5:39:39 AM, [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
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