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Originally posted by mu_agd
i don't live in a state... i live in a commonwealth..
just felt the need to share that.
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actually,
as per dictionary.com:
com·mon·wealth
1. The people of a nation or state; the body politic.
2. A nation or state governed by the people; a republic.
3.
Commonwealth
Used to refer to some U.S.
states, namely, Kentucky,Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Used to refer to a self-governing, autonomous political unit voluntarily associated with the United States, namely, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
source(cuz i know how picky we on GC are about copyrights):
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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