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| Posted by: Chromolume 07:57 pm EDT 08/16/17 |
| In reply to: re: is it? - jeffef 06:59 pm EDT 08/16/17 |
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Agreed - and I'm also assuming that Buenos Aires itself isn't referred to in real life as "B.A." - though I don't know. I think Rice just saw a fun wordplay opportunity and he used it.
I don't think it matters whether or not "Big Apple" is literally used for anywhere other than New York. Rice is using it as a generic term for "THE big city." The same way we use "Kleenex" generically to mean any facial tissue regardless of brand name, or "Band-Aid" to refer to any such kind of bandage, etc. |
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