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SFGate

SFGate

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A website that gives news about San Francisco and the Bay Area
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • TOOLONG and @pchazzz:disqus, SFGate is a lovely, convivial place for bigoted folks like you to register your disgust at anything that offends.
  • go to SFGate
  • column at SFGate
  • discussion at SFGate

Examples

  • The SFGate article discusses the progression from an innocuous bit of irrelevant "medical" information to Colman being transferred out of his school.

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  • We're getting close to the cesspool that is SFGate's comments section.

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  • Also, go check out Jennings' article on the SFGate blog.

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  • SFGATE reported that about him (working his tail off every day).

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  • One example is SFGate.

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  • Instead, according to the SFGate article, Colman was found to have mutations in CFTR that could potentially cause CF.

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  • It is important to see this reporting, while other media like Sfgate haven't covered it themselves (they actually just have a link to MissionLocal).

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  • One parent told SFGate that San Francisco's St. Ignatius Preparatory High School sent a blast voice mail to all parents that Wednesday will be a school holiday.

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  • Oh yeah, there has been no insult that has been thrown towards Huff, before or after the "anxiety" announcement that has been as insulting as SFGate's choice of picture to run with the story.

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  • You can find the latest updates about the Bay Area at SFGate.

Surface Forms

SFGate main

Morphology

SFGate = SF + gate (semi-transparent) = S + F + gate

The compound is clear if the reader recognises 'SF' as 'San Francisco' and 'gate' as a portal/name element; without recognising the abbreviation the meaning is not obvious.

Etymology

SFGate comes from SF, short for 'San Francisco', and the word Gate, used like a 'gateway' or 'door' to information. So SFGate is an easy way to say it is a door to news about San Francisco and the Bay Area.