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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 8:50 pm
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Originally Posted by brendamc
Just a question - I'm a 4th generation Californian & I've never heard it called 'Cali,' except by non-residents. Is this common? Is it like calling San Francisco 'Frisco?' Just curious...
I've never heard California referred to as Cali before this thread, but then I didn't realize it was Cah-lee-fawn-ya until fairly recently. I originally found this thread by looking at "new posts" and thought it was going to be about a trip to Colombia.
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