[Talk-us] Fixing TIGER street name abbreviations

[Nathan Edgars II]

On 5/11/2012 9:45 AM, Anthony wrote:
> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Dale Puch<dale.puch at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Clarity!  The abbreviations are just that, they mean the full word, and are
>> spoken that way, but written and displayed as the abbreviation.  I also
>> disagree I have never know anyone that said "whatever A V E"  they do not
>> spell it out, they say the word the abbreviation stands for.  Same for St,
>> Dr ect.
>
> What are you disagreeing with?  I've known streets that were called
> "Whatever Ave" (Rhymes with "Whatever Have").  Not "Whatever Avenue".
> And certainly not "Whatever A V E".

Ave is a bad example, since it is common to say 'Ave' rather than 
'Avenue'. But I can't think of any other suffixes that are commonly 
abbreviated in speech. Maybe Cir?