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The chemists are from UNC and the article writer from NC State University. Is it common to just use just "Carolina" when referring to locals instead of "North Carolina" (to differentiate from the South)?
The chemists are from UNC and the article writer from NC State University. Is it common to just use just "Carolina" when referring to locals instead of "North Carolina" (to differentiate from the South)?
To this day, however, UNC-CH is still often referred to as Carolina, UNC, Chapel Hill, or - for athletics - the Tar Heels.
It's less commonly recognized outside the state... I live in NYC now and often have to catch myself when I say something like "I'm headed back to visit a friend at Carolina" since it almost always results in "oh? which one?"
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Go Cocks!
Seems like a smart way to lay a claim to a bigger market rather than being tied to a specific city or state.