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Re:Street View of 1940s New York by ithkuil on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:01PM (#24152769)
Is "demo" for "demolish" common usage?

EDIT: non-native speaker trying to improve my English by asking questions about English used in the wild; not trying to be judgemental

Re:Street View of 1940s New York by neom on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:13PM (#24152859)
Very common in the US and Canada but probably not outside (updated my comment).
Re:Street View of 1940s New York by lostlogin on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:30AM (#24155725)
Common in New Zealand.
Re:Street View of 1940s New York by andybak on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:14AM (#24156445)
Not in the UK. I'd be very confused by that usage. "Demo" means "demonstration" or "demonstrate". Maybe builders might use it that way but I've not ever heard it.
Re:Street View of 1940s New York by dclusin on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:08PM (#24152819)
My friends in the trades have used the word fairly regularly. I'd say yes.
Re:Street View of 1940s New York by drfuchs on Friday August 14, 2020 @08:02AM (#24156758)
Native-born bi-coastal boomer American here. Never heard this usage until my house was remodeled and the general contractor used it. I had to stop him and ask what he meant. (I didn’t feel too stupid since the vowels and syllable stress are different.)