Monday, June 19, 2006
Charleston vs. Charlotte
This ad at at a journalism job site shows how similar names of cities are easily confused. Here's the difference:
  • Charleston, S.C., is a coastal city known for its lovely architecture and Southern charm. The first shots of the Civil War were fired there.
  • Charlotte, N.C., is a landlocked city known as a center of banking and finance. It's where the Carolina Panthers play their home football games.
 
posted by Andy Bechtel at 12:46 PM | Permalink |


6 Comments:


  • At 1:13 PM, Blogger Doug

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  • At 1:14 PM, Blogger Doug

    Just another attempt by the Tar Heel state to appropriate your southern neighbor.

    Welcome to Blogger -- good blog and great to see you posting.

     

  • At 2:29 PM, Blogger Kathleen

    People here up North also get North Carolina mixed up with South Carolina quite a lot. My suggestion is that they merge into one large state.

    Andy, I think your blog looks great! I've got it bookmarked and look forward to reading it often.

    Kathleen

     

  • At 3:38 PM, Anonymous Anonymous

    As a Charlotte native with a ton of family in Charleston, I've run across what Charlotteans call "the CH problem" all my life.

     

  • At 7:09 PM, Blogger bdure

    Merge? MERGE! Should New York and New Jersey just "merge"?

    Then what will happen when South Carolina secedes?

     

  • At 8:24 AM, Anonymous Anonymous

    Looking at job ads again, eh?

     
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