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Postby Enzo » Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:57 am

OK, no hidden joke here.

We have world travellers and even a real Canadian, so...


Prince Edward Island

In idle conversation how does one refer to it?

Prince Edward Island?

P-E-I?

"Pee"?

"Pay"?

"Pee-Eye"?

"The Island"?

Or any of a bunch of other notions I have.
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Re: Travel?

Postby Мастер » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:30 am

Never been there, and I'm not sure I've ever heard a casual conversation about it. I have seen "PEI" in print, which should not be confused with PIE, the Pan-Island Expressway.
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Re: Travel?

Postby Lance » Mon Mar 04, 2019 2:39 pm

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... ard_Island

Prince Edward Island
"Spud Island"
"Million Acre Farm"
"The Garden of Gulf"
"Abegweit"
"Minegoo"
"The Island"
"The Cradle of Confederation"
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Re: Travel?

Postby Enzo » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:52 pm

Growing up in the Washington DC area, depending upon say which side of Eastern Ave you were, you were either in Washington or you were in Maryland. We almost never called it Washington. We sometimes said DC, but mostly we called it "the District. "
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Re: Travel?

Postby g-one » Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:39 am

P-E-I is the common name used.
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