It bothers some locals when you say ‘San Fran’ or ‘Frisco’ or ‘SFO’? Most locals prefer ‘the city’ or just ‘SF’. True ?
Also, what other cities have unusual nicknames not preferred by the locals ?

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Cleveland. The mistake by the lake.

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Coming from Chicago, I personally get annoyed by "Chi Town"

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Local in San Francisco for over a decade.

Acceptable - The City (locally speaking), SF
Not - Frisco, San Fran and above all SFO

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Why would you ever say SFO if not referring to the office or the airport?

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Hotlanta is the worst nickname. Please don’t use it.

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I love people who get precious about nicknames for a city. It is a great sorting mechanism.

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Ch-iraq/Chicago and I would think they don't appreciate it

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Plenty of locals hate SF. It’s San Francisco. No lazy shortcuts.

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Ugh. So true. All those SF nicknames are grating.

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Chiraq/Chi Town/Chi City - I find all of those and their permutations really grating. I guess Windy City is fine? But that is about it. Born and raised in Chicago.

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We use Chitown all the time. Lived there since college, it’s home to me.

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Really M2? I'm a local and feel SF is the only acceptable alternative. I almost always only hear locals use it too.

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Somewhat related, DC locals say this all the time, but when I hear “inside the beltway” or “this town,” it’s normal but sounds pretentious 🙄

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Pwc1- do you mean The Land or CLE? 😉

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The big Apple

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Inside the beltway encompasses more than just dc proper, I think its actually a useful term d3. I hate “the district"

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"Inside the beltway" is just shorthand for areas with bad traffic and "outside the beltway" is for areas with even worse traffic when going to / from DC.

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Sometimes Kanye calls Chicago (my hometown) "the Go" and I embrace it

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OP, yes. “SF” and “The City” are preferred nicknames. No one says the other ones. People also call Oakland “Oaktown” or “The Town"

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