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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
The term "public ivies" is now bandied about to describe academically prestigious universities. In much the same way as "Xerox" is used to describe any copier, or any soft drink in the south is a "Coke", "ivy" is used to describe a school with a good academic reputation.
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Ouch.
I was looking at it specifically from a "brand identity" perspective. "Ivy League" has specific connotations, especially in the northeast. I have heard people use the word "Coke" for any kind of soda (in Arkansas), and it still confuses me when I get Pepsi.
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
And yet it's a concept that has been around for at least 50 years or so...Too bad that your lifelong confinement to the northeast has led to ignorance and giggles.   |
I don't feel "confined" geographically, and yes, I have been out of state further than New Jersey. I take offense to the term "ignorant". The term, as you have used it here, implies that I am lacking (all) knowledge, when the issue - which I admitted - is that I had only recently heard of the term "southern ivies". Would it be okay to mock you for not understanding the terms "tonic" or "bubbler"?
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
Pretentious much?
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How does my unfamiliarity with a phrase make me pretentious? I didn't make any judgments.
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Well, given where she said she's from, isn't this question somewhat redundant? [ducking and covering]
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What is this animosity to the northeast? I thought the civil war was over. Good grief.