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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Uptown & downtown

If you do not mind, could you explain why the meaning of 'uptown' is rich but that of 'downtown' is a center of a town? Is there any special reason? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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The use of these terms varies from place to place. In the small town (pop. 13,000) where I grew up, we had no 'uptown' - only a 'downtown' - the central business area.

— Philip

  • The use of these terms varies from place to place.
  • In the small town (pop.
  • 13,000) where I grew up, we had no 'uptown' - only a 'downtown' - the central business area.
  • Where I live now, 'downtown' refers to the central business area; 'uptown' refers to a couple of areas to the east and to the north, and they were developed on hillsides a century or so ago.
  • In some places (New York City, for example), I believe that 'uptown' carries the notion of up-scale, more expensive.
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The use of these terms varies from place to place. In the small town (pop. 13,000) where I grew up, we had no 'uptown' - only a 'downtown' - the central business area. Where I live now, 'downtown' refers to the central business area; 'uptown' refers to a couple of areas to the east and to the north, and they were developed on hillsides a century or so ago.

In some places (New York City,
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