Geographical literacy (was crosswords)

[Amy Z]

Jen wrote:
> 
> 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 ;)
> 

And confusing little things like the fact that Vermont's state school 
is called UVM, even though the abbreviation is VT.  I wonder how many 
UVM students from out of state write "Burlington, VM" as their 
address...

Amy Z