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To: LibWhacker

Why, in the media, are Canadian towns seldom suffixed with a province name? I never see something like ‘Winnemucca, USA’ but I will often see names like ‘Okotoks, Canada.’ Does ‘province’ not have the same importance as ‘state?’ Is this common in the Canadian press?


4 posted on 09/24/2011 2:55:37 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: posterchild

No, it isn’t common in the Canadian press. It irritates me as well.


7 posted on 09/24/2011 3:02:32 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: posterchild

LOL.... Canada is 19 miles across the water from me and I quit trying to figure them out a long time ago, eh.


32 posted on 09/24/2011 6:40:11 PM PDT by Gator113 (Palin 2012, period.....)
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To: posterchild

It’s done because 90% of Americans are dimwits when it comes to Canada. It’s embarrassing.


36 posted on 09/25/2011 11:59:10 AM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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