Re: Yer Ugly Mug Pre-annoucement

From: "Estel Telcontar" <estel_telcontar@...>
Subject: Re: Yer Ugly Mug Pre-annoucement


> Makes sense... but what if your province is usually known by its
> abbreviation?  I live in B.C. (Canada), short for British Columbia, but
> I'd almost never use the full form.  On the other hand, I'd never say
> AB for Alberta (is that even the right abbreviation?), and I don't
> think any Albertan would either.
I'd stay you should still say your province name.  If I were to hear "BC" as
a place, I'd probably guess Baja California first, as it is abbreviated BC
in Mexico.  If you said I was wrong, I probably could come up with British
Columbia, but it's not certain.  And that's from someone who lives within a
thousand miles or so of both and has visited both.  Imagine if some Russian
or Australian looks at the page and sees "BC"...