@Poynter Indiana is easy, Utah is the Utes, Idaho is easy and Montaña is mountain in Spanish.
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@Poynter Virginia was because the Brits found "virgin" land.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Kentucky was "Cane Tuck" in a Johnny Cash song.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Arkansas isn't flat like Kansas.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Florida means flowery in Spanish.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter The Dakota were one of the Sioux tribes in the Dakotas.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter The Ozarks are in Arkansas, and winter is misery in Missouri.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Vermont means something like true mountain in French, I think.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter There's a peninsula in France called Maine.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter The Massachusett tribe is from Massachusetts.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Oregon is not a type of organ.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter I syllabify Wisconsin as wis-con-sin. I know Ohio because it's not Japanese and it's not phonemically written. Ohayo is Japanese.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter I'm from Arizona, so I better know that one! Mississippi is similar to Tennessee in that it has three of everything - iss iss ppi.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter For Tennessee, I remember that it has two of everything - nn, ss, ee.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Michigan, Illinois and Louisiana are of French origin. There's a very dumb but catchy kids' song about Delaware and New Jersey.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter No! (hear stretched out an in a desperate voice)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter If you're not part of the continental U.S., you get spelled out. Also, I made this: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/1366809-ap-style-for-states-cities-and-n …#RIPAbbreviationsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Spell out state names containing five letters or fewer.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Poynter Only new one I’ll have to remember is Texas, which I’ve always abbreviated as Tex.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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