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by mannykannot 3701 days ago
I cannot speak for _mbm_, but he may be saying that while the urban area known as San Francisco exists, the City of San Francisco is a legal, and therefore abstract, entity. I take your point that it has referents, namely the urban area.

If there are five of something in the universe, is that a referent for the number 5?