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Old Posted Apr 19, 2017, 7:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Leo the Dog View Post
Or how about Georgia-linas (plural to account for both NC and SC).
None of those suggestions are as direct and to-the-point as "Charlanta." I think it would also be assumed that other cities would be in on that megapolitan action too. No need to tack them all together, else you'd end up with something like Winston-High-Graldurcharspargreenlanta.

That's the Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Spartanburg, Greenville, Atlanta megalopolis for those of you in the cheap seats, by the way.

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Originally Posted by jayden View Post
"The 85 Corridor" would work, or something similar.

Or, it can be like it always has been: Atlanta and Charlotte.
Once upon a time, Dallas and Forth Worth rarely even thought of each other except for brief moments of longing and reminiscing on a romance that was never meant to be... and look where we are now with the Metroplex. Likewise, Connecticut and New Jersey never even sent cards at Christmas in a purer time long, long ago, and now they're part of the Tri-State Area. Things change and regions grow together. When they do, they get a name.
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