Originally Posted by numan
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and never referred to my hometown as "L.A."---I always said "Los Angeles". Though I must admit that I sinned in not pronouncing the "g" in "Angeles" in the Spanish way.
My condolences. I grew up in Redondo Beach, and smartly moved north to live in a region that embraces forward-thinking ecology, progressive life-styles, and a plethora of stunning geography - which includes forests of Sequoia sempervirens - which El Lay can't grow. smile

Originally Posted by numan
You like to take digs at poor, defenceless Los Angeles. Instead of crudely referring to it as "L.A., why don't you always call it "Los Angeles", but use the Spanish pronunciation. A much more subtle and refined way of shocking the sensibilities of Anglo Angelenos.
Subtleties are lost on the City of Fake 'n Bake.

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