On Friday, April 12, 2019 at 2:02:45 PM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
      
   > > Sorry, New Yorkers don't know "A" and "B" divisions, only IRT-IND-BMT,   
   > > though those designations may work for foreigners and Philadelphians   
   > > like hancock.   
   > >   
   >   
   > The average New Yorker, who simply uses the subway to get to and from,   
   > and doesn't care about it, might now know it. I would imagine that   
   > people here know the difference between them, however, and so I will   
   > continue to write this.   
      
   New Yorkers (and myself) don't know from A or B division.   
   We go by the route letter/number, route name (e.g. Lexington   
   Avenue Express), or IND/BMT/IRT.   
      
   A quick search of the NYT shows many references to IND/BMT/IRT,   
   as does the MTA's own website.   
      
   So, proper usage would be IND, BMT, IRT, not "A" or "B".   
      
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