Geographical literacy (was crosswords)

[Jennifer Piersol]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> 
> > As for the two-letter abbreviations, you have to be a bit of a 
buff
> > to learn them all. 
> 
> Or have a LOT of pen-pals (remember Snail Mail?)
>  
> 
> > They get difficult when you get into the long list of M's.
> 
> I sruggle with them ... is ME Maine, because MN is Montana 
> (Minnesota?) because MO is Missouri because MI is Michigan.... I'm 
> pretty clear on MA is Massachusetts, at least!!!!!

MN *is* Minnesota, MT is Montana. ;)

Then you have the Ns, because of all the "New" states...

NY - New York, NJ - New Jersey, NM - New Mexico (state, not the 
country... heehee), NV - Nevada, NH - New Hampshire, NC - North 
Carolina, ND - North Dakota, NE - Nebraska, NF - Newfoundland... oh 
wait... that's Canada... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ;)

Jen (who also loves geography and general trivia of all kinds, and is 
saving up to buy a wall-sized map for her daughter's bedroom)