Comments on: Strolling Down the [AV] http://www.dailywritingtips.com/strolling-down-the-av/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:28:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/strolling-down-the-av/comment-page-1/#comment-192429 Maeve Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:56:47 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3294#comment-192429 Shirley, I use brackets to indicate a pronunciation. Shirley,
I use brackets to indicate a pronunciation.

]]> By: Shirley, in Berkeley http://www.dailywritingtips.com/strolling-down-the-av/comment-page-1/#comment-192420 Shirley, in Berkeley Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:54:06 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3294#comment-192420 We say, "College" or "College Ave," to mean College Avenue, and "San Pablo" or "San Pablo Ave," to mean San Pablo Avenue, but in Berkeley, when someone says, "Let's have lunch on the Ave," you know they mean Telegraph Avenue. By the way, when did brackets become an acceptable replacement for quotation marks (e.g., [Av])? Did I miss something? We say, “College” or “College Ave,” to mean College Avenue, and “San Pablo” or “San Pablo Ave,” to mean San Pablo Avenue, but in Berkeley, when someone says, “Let’s have lunch on the Ave,” you know they mean Telegraph Avenue.

By the way, when did brackets become an acceptable replacement for quotation marks (e.g., [Av])? Did I miss something?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.dailywritingtips.com/strolling-down-the-av/comment-page-1/#comment-189903 Jennifer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:30:01 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3294#comment-189903 I live in Texas and [Av] is totally used in everyday language. A lot of main streets or avenues in this case are shortened. I went to school at Penn State University and the main streets were College [Av] and Beaver [Av]...Who wants to say College Avenue. I live in Texas and [Av] is totally used in everyday language. A lot of main streets or avenues in this case are shortened. I went to school at Penn State University and the main streets were College [Av] and Beaver [Av]…Who wants to say College Avenue.

]]> By: kaiser http://www.dailywritingtips.com/strolling-down-the-av/comment-page-1/#comment-189750 kaiser Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:43 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3294#comment-189750 Here in the Philippines, we use "AV" all the time for avenue. lol. it may seem stupid to others but that's how it goes. =) Here in the Philippines, we use “AV” all the time for avenue. lol. it may seem stupid to others but that’s how it goes. =)

]]> By: SharonH http://www.dailywritingtips.com/strolling-down-the-av/comment-page-1/#comment-189658 SharonH Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:02:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3294#comment-189658 Even though this seems to be a common thing for many readers, I have to admit I've never heard "av" used verbally instead of avenue! I see it written as an abbreviation all the time, of course, but not spoken that way. I'm in Texas, and maybe we have just abbreviated other things, y'all. Even though this seems to be a common thing for many readers, I have to admit I’ve never heard “av” used verbally instead of avenue! I see it written as an abbreviation all the time, of course, but not spoken that way. I’m in Texas, and maybe we have just abbreviated other things, y’all.

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