[Talk-us] Fixing TIGER street name abbreviations

[Mike N]

On 5/10/2012 10:40 PM, Anthony wrote:
> Depends on what street you're talking about.  I've certainly lived in
> places where the vast majority of the locals called it "Whatever Ave",
> and not "Whatever Avenue".  Most of the US...wouldn't talk about the
> street at all.

   But you wouldn't be confused if an stranger came in asking how to get 
to "Whatever Avenue"?    If not, then there's no problem with the 
expansion.   Presumably, a US-centric renderer would abbreviate names 
for display, while spoken directions would be no more confusing than 
this stranger.