Two of these auxiliary fields would later become the present-day Tampa International Airport and St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
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How do you read "St. Pete"?
1. Street Pete
2. Saint Pete
For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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How do you read "St. Petersburg"?
3. Street Petersburg
4. Staint Petersburg
Is this right?
2. Saint Pete
4. Saint Petersburg
Yes, 2 and 4.
To determine how to read "St. Pete" and "St. Petersburg," you can refer to the common abbreviations for the word "Saint" in English:
1. "St." is commonly read as "Saint," as in "St. Patrick's Day" or "St. John's Church." So, "St. Pete" is generally read as "Saint Pete."
2. Similarly, "St." would be pronounced as "Saint" in "St. Petersburg." Therefore, "St. Petersburg" is typically read as "Saint Petersburg."