You’re just trying to trick us

[Australian]

Washington DC.
Washington.

Whats that all about?

 

[StrummerJoe]

One is a state, where I live, and the other is the capital of the USA.

Both Washington state and Washington D.C. were named after our first elected President George Washington.

It bugs my wife when newscasters leave out the D.C. part.

D.C. stands for District of Columbia.

Our nation's capital is a district, not a state, because they wanted our capital to be on neutral ground rather than one state being in charge of it.

 

[Australian]

One is a state, where I live, and the other is the capital of the USA.

Both Washington state and Washington D.C. were named after our first elected President George Washington.

It bugs my wife when newscasters leave out the D.C. part.

D.C. stands for District of Columbia.

Our nation's capital is a district, not a state, because they wanted our capital to be on neutral ground rather than one state being in charge of it.

I knew all of that, but someone less read might accidentally catch the wrong flight. But even so there’s no excuse for spelling Arkensaw with an “a & s”.

 

[StrummerJoe]

I knew all of that, but someone less read might accidentally catch the wrong flight. But even so there’s no excuse for spelling Arkensaw with an “a & s”.

There is no "e" or "w" in Arkansas.

Every country has weird names in places that aren't spelled like they sound. English can be a tough language, especially American English.

When a word like "fly" can mean a pest, a means of transportation, or an intimate part of your apparel, for example, it's no wonder people get confused.

 

[Australian]

There is no "e" or "w" in Arkansas.

I spelled it out phonetically. But thats ok.

 

[Lo-Tek]

I knew all of that, but someone less read might accidentally catch the wrong flight. But even so there’s no excuse for spelling Arkensaw with an “a & s”.

Arkansas, like many US place names, comes from a native American word. The Europian speelings varied over the years in many cases.

 

[Trelwheen]

I knew all of that, but someone less read might accidentally catch the wrong flight. But even so there’s no excuse for spelling Arkensaw with an “a & s”.

Thank the French for that one. They just make that fancy shit up as they go along. It's a wonder we can even read their recipes.

"Les sangsues sont sans succès"

 

[Australian]

It gets worse: New York New York as the song says city/State.

There’s more to this than meets the eye.

 

[Dogs of Doom]

flights don't go by state...

usually, the city, has a 3 letter airport abbreviation.

strangely, the one closest to me, is ONT (Ontario), but, it's not Ontario in Canada...

MSP = Minneapolis/St Paul, in Minnesota...
SEA = Seattle, Washington
DFW = Dallas/Fortworth, Texas
WAS = Washington DC
Toronto, Ontario, Canada = YYZ

etc...

 

[AtomicRob]

Toronto, Ontario, Canada = YYZ

etc...