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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2006, 01:49:20 am »
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2006, 02:08:43 am »



I've driven through some of the ones I left white (Nebraska), or been in an airport (Michigan, Nevada), but decided I had to have spent at least most of a day in a state to count it.

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2006, 02:15:28 am »
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2006, 02:19:55 am »
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I've driven through some of the ones I left white (Nebraska), or been in an airport (Michigan, Nevada), but decided I had to have spent at least most of a day in a state to count it.

I wasn't that scrupulous.  ::)  If I drove through it, it counted.  ;D
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2006, 02:28:27 am »
I wasn't that scrupulous.  ::)  If I drove through it, it counted.  ;D

Scrupulous?  Moi?  Non, non, more about just wanting to see where I still need to go. 

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2006, 03:05:23 am »


Just not ready to make that drive through desert-y area!   :P

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2006, 07:26:04 am »


I guess I haven't gotten around as much as y'all!

As you can see I have taken plenty of "road trips" around the northeast.   Plus I flew to see friends in Florida and a trip to San Fransisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas!

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2006, 11:26:35 am »

My Kentucky visit was just a drive-thru. In fact, more of a drive-briefly-into-and-then-out-again.


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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2006, 12:27:47 pm »



Being a trucker, it gets you places! ;)

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2006, 06:39:58 pm »
I need to get out more!


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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2006, 06:50:22 pm »
Still many states to visit! Hope I'll manage to get to some of them.  :)



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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2006, 11:16:01 pm »


I didn't count fly-throughs or drive-thrus - just ones I've actually spent at least one night in.  Still, pretty sad.
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2006, 09:43:34 am »


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It came out rather coastal.  Don't know much about the country's interior. I've been to California, but not to Northern California and I've been Fllorida, but not South Florida (wanta check out the Florida Keys one of these days). 

I definately would like to visit and tour WY, CO, WA, IL (Chicago) and perhaps MI (the areas around the Great Lakes, UP)

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2006, 01:54:44 pm »
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2006, 03:01:13 pm »
I've been to...

...Texas (born and bred), Louisiana (last in 1985), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah (in 1984), Arizona, Nevada, California (last in 1990), Hawaii (twice, in 1981 and 1982), Virginia (in 1980), Maryland (in 1980), and, even though it's not a state, I have once visited the District of Columbia (in 1980).

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2006, 01:22:49 am »
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2007, 10:44:04 pm »
This thread needs a *bump*!!  I believe some of us can add Colorado and maybe Wyoming to our 'States Visited' list!  So, 35 down and 15 to go.  AND I came away from the BBQ with an invite to Alaska...cool, huh?  8)



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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2007, 10:52:25 pm »
Good idea Lynne!  Thanks to the spontaneous adventure to Cheyenne on Monday I can now add Wyoming!




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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #23 on: May 30, 2007, 11:36:02 pm »


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This is pretty bad.  I should have gone to the BBQ.



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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2007, 12:54:20 am »


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assuming driving THRU a state counts... ;D

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2007, 12:57:21 am »


assuming driving THRU a state counts... ;D

I hope it does Jess. That's why so many of the states in my map are in red!  :)
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #26 on: May 31, 2007, 01:17:34 am »
I hope it does Jess. That's why so many of the states in my map are in red!  :)

well we DID stop to use the restroom....

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #28 on: June 25, 2007, 03:00:11 pm »
*David gets excited as he looks at Natali's map*

You've been to Indiana Natali???!!!!  :D
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #29 on: June 25, 2007, 03:22:43 pm »


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Wow---I kinda skipped Indiana, David. I was just in the southern parts of those border states, tho.  My map looks a little "sectional".  :P

That was fun. :)  
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #30 on: June 25, 2007, 03:55:28 pm »
My Kentucky visit was just a drive-thru. In fact, more of a drive-briefly-into-and-then-out-again.




What have you got against Oklahoma and Vermont?  :laugh:

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #33 on: June 25, 2007, 04:58:05 pm »


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Wow---I kinda skipped Indiana, David. I was just in the southern parts of those border states, tho.  My map looks a little "sectional".  :P

That was fun. :)  


You went right around me Shasta! tsk. tsk.  >:(

 :)  :)  :D

How did you manage to do that??  :)
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #34 on: June 25, 2007, 05:04:22 pm »
If I'd a known you were there--I woulda surely come by for a visit.  ;D
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #35 on: June 25, 2007, 05:12:51 pm »


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and in about 4 weeks, I will add Nevada to the list, when I go to Las Vegas for a conference.

Someone should point out that Washington DC is NOT a state!

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« Reply #36 on: June 25, 2007, 05:22:42 pm »


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Susie!!

You went right past me too, just like Shasta did!!  ;)

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
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« Reply #38 on: June 25, 2007, 06:01:08 pm »
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2007, 04:54:07 pm »
Ooohh, just found this thread!  Not bad for an Aussie who has only been to the US twice - 3 weeks in total.  And that included nearly a week in Vermont (BEAUTIFUL place!!) and 1 week in Michigan.



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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #41 on: November 11, 2007, 08:41:33 pm »
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #42 on: November 11, 2007, 08:46:55 pm »
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Geez!  That's seriously impressive!

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« Reply #43 on: November 11, 2007, 08:52:35 pm »
Geez!  That's seriously impressive!

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #44 on: November 11, 2007, 08:58:22 pm »



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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #45 on: November 11, 2007, 08:59:30 pm »


          Wow Truman, who were you running from?      ;D      ;D

That is a very good question. I never thought about that before.
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #46 on: November 12, 2007, 02:11:32 am »
Wow Truman, who were you running from?      ;D      ;D

Maybe we should ask what you were running for?  ;D

Never mind, I know:  President.  ;)
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #47 on: November 12, 2007, 05:04:27 am »


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In Pennsylvania I stayed one night on my way back from the Denver BBQ, when I missed my flight connection. So Pennsylvania truly counts, but I was very generous with Montana  :laugh:. I counted it because the Twist farm was directly at the Montana border and I walked a few meters into Montana  ;D.

One year ago, the whole map would have been grey. Not one visit to the US back then.
Next year I'll add three more states to the list  :).

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #48 on: November 12, 2007, 08:30:36 am »
Maybe we should ask what you were running for?  ;D

Never mind, I know:  President.  ;)

That is so cool, I had a 43 year whisle stop campaign!
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #49 on: November 18, 2007, 08:16:36 pm »
Time to update mine since the Colorado BBQ!

Last year at this time my map looked like this:
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Now it's:



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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #50 on: January 20, 2008, 11:41:53 pm »


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I keep thinking that I have been through some part of Kentucky before, but I left it white cause I can't really remember for sure. I did include drive through states, but most of these were long drive throughs. I also included two flight stops - Minnesota and Michigan. I saw them therefore I was there and on the ground. I included Montana since on the Wyoming roadtrip I walked into Montana for a ways up the dirt road and I crossed the state line several times to make sure I could say I had been there  ;)


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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #51 on: January 20, 2008, 11:46:06 pm »
Jack! I'm shocked! You went right around me!!  >:(

 ;)  ;)


I know we don't have much here, but you could have AT LEAST drove through it!!  :laugh:
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #52 on: January 20, 2008, 11:49:29 pm »
Jack -- we both skipped David!! We'll have to go visit
him sometime!!  8) 

I think you and I both have 21. We're close to halfway!!  ;D 

Wow!!! Truman--how did you get to all 50 states? Alaska and Hawaii even!! And you're still young. You gonna go around again?  ;)
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« Reply #53 on: January 20, 2008, 11:54:41 pm »
Jack -- we both skipped David!! We'll have to go visit
him sometime!!  8) 

I think you and I both have 21. We're close to halfway!!  ;D 

Wow!!! Truman--how did you get to all 50 states? Alaska and Hawaii even!! And you're still young. You gonna go around again?  ;)


You did it too Shasta!! Where's your map? I want to see it!  >:(

 ;)  ;)

Jack, you should really visit Kentucky sometime. It's a beautiful state. I'm glad it is so close to me. :)

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #54 on: January 21, 2008, 01:29:06 am »
Jack! I'm shocked! You went right around me!!  >:(

 ;)  ;)


I know we don't have much here, but you could have AT LEAST drove through it!!  :laugh:

David I promise I will come and see Indiana. I've always thought it would be a great state to see and now I know someone there  :)

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #55 on: January 21, 2008, 01:30:25 am »
Jack -- we both skipped David!! We'll have to go visit
him sometime!!  8) 

I think you and I both have 21. We're close to halfway!!  ;D 

Wow!!! Truman--how did you get to all 50 states? Alaska and Hawaii even!! And you're still young. You gonna go around again?  ;)


Yes we do have to go and visit David sometime. And also you might notice that Arkansas is not lit up on my map either.

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #56 on: January 21, 2008, 01:36:52 am »
David I promise I will come and see Indiana. I've always thought it would be a great state to see and now I know someone there  :)

I was just joking with you Jack! And I would love it if you came to Indiana sometime. :)
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #57 on: March 30, 2009, 11:21:05 pm »
This thread needs a *bump*!!  I believe some of us can add Colorado and maybe Wyoming to our 'States Visited' list!  So, 35 down and 15 to go.  AND I came away from the BBQ with an invite to Alaska...cool, huh?  8)



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I get to add Ohio now!  But I'm having trouble getting the image to display properly...maybe Dev will have better luck.  I'm going to try again later.
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #58 on: March 31, 2009, 01:48:44 am »

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I also updated mine :). I added three states from my trip last year (Maine, Massachusetts, Wisconsin). And in May, I can update again and add New York! :D
As usual, I was generous with counting the states. I had a stopover in Milwaukee on my way from Boston to Denver,, so I added Wisconsin ;D.


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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #60 on: March 31, 2009, 02:01:01 am »
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visited 5 states (10%)
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Looked pretty empty all right...I've visited Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Hawaii.  Not much...

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #61 on: March 31, 2009, 02:02:55 am »
Hawaii counts for like 10 or 12 states in my opinion min. Not too many people have a chance to visit Hawaii! :D

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #62 on: May 01, 2011, 03:41:01 pm »
A conversation with Fritz on another thread reminded me of this one and I thought it's time for an update.



visited 15 states (30%)


Not bad for someone who had never been to the US before BBM.

Our Brokie train trip last year spanned 7 states, 5 of which were new ones for me.

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #63 on: May 01, 2011, 04:10:59 pm »
The first state I visited was Florida in 1991 - I was 13 years old and went on holiday with my aunt and uncle. It was my first time on a plane and it was HUGE for me. My next visit wasn´t until 2003 (at age 25) when I went to New York. 2006 I visited the west coast for the first time (California and Nevada) and in 2008 I jumped on a plane to Denver to meet up with Brokies. The rest is Brokie history.

5 other states I´d like to see are North Dakota, Alaska, Kansas, Vermont and Michigan.

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #64 on: May 02, 2011, 12:01:25 am »
The first state I visited was Florida in 1991 - I was 13 years old and went on holiday with my aunt and uncle. It was my first time on a plane and it was HUGE for me. My next visit wasn´t until 2003 (at age 25) when I went to New York. 2006 I visited the west coast for the first time (California and Nevada) and in 2008 I jumped on a plane to Denver to meet up with Brokies. The rest is Brokie history.

5 other states I´d like to see are North Dakota, Alaska, Kansas, Vermont and Michigan.


Not Indiana, Monika? You don't want to visit Indiana? I noticed you've been to Illinois, so you were almost here! Illinois is right next door!
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #65 on: May 02, 2011, 12:06:44 am »
A conversation with Fritz on another thread reminded me of this one and I thought it's time for an update.



visited 15 states (30%)


Not bad for someone who had never been to the US before BBM.

Our Brokie train trip last year spanned 7 states, 5 of which were new ones for me.

Not bad at all Chrissi! You've been to both coasts, and all up and down the Pacific coast! Poor Idaho though. It looks so lonely not lit up. You went all around it! :laugh:

Maybe you can visit Idaho the next time you come stateside! They have wonderful baked potatoes there! ;)
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #66 on: May 02, 2011, 12:31:56 am »

Not Indiana, Monika? You don't want to visit Indiana? I noticed you've been to Illinois, so you were almost here! Illinois is right next door!
I have to admitt to now knowing a thing about Indiana except that Indianapolis is the capital.

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #67 on: May 02, 2011, 01:06:41 am »
I have to admitt to now knowing a thing about Indiana except that Indianapolis is the capital.

Yup! Indianapolis is the capitol Monika! I am impressed! 8)

You really should visit here sometime though. Seriously. We have lovely Lake Michigan and Amish Country up in the north, beautiful rolling hills, forests and rivers in the south and the bustling capitol city of Indianapolis right smack in the middle. There's lots of good food, wonderful museums, several excellent zoos, lots and lots of shopping and plenty of friendly hospitable people to welcome you. It's not the most exciting place in the world, but it's worth checking out - a day or two at least as you're passing through. ;) 8)

Put it on your list! :D
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #68 on: May 02, 2011, 03:12:59 pm »
Yup! Indianapolis is the capitol Monika! I am impressed! 8)

You really should visit here sometime though. Seriously. We have lovely Lake Michigan and Amish Country up in the north, beautiful rolling hills, forests and rivers in the south and the bustling capitol city of Indianapolis right smack in the middle. There's lots of good food, wonderful museums, several excellent zoos, lots and lots of shopping and plenty of friendly hospitable people to welcome you. It's not the most exciting place in the world, but it's worth checking out - a day or two at least as you're passing through. ;) 8)

Put it on your list! :D
From your description Indiana sounds similar to Pennsylvania ( a state I liked very much).

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #69 on: May 02, 2011, 03:37:49 pm »
Yup! Indianapolis is the capitol Monika! I am impressed! 8)

You really should visit here sometime though. Seriously. We have lovely Lake Michigan and Amish Country up in the north, beautiful rolling hills, forests and rivers in the south and the bustling capitol city of Indianapolis right smack in the middle. There's lots of good food, wonderful museums, several excellent zoos, lots and lots of shopping and plenty of friendly hospitable people to welcome you. It's not the most exciting place in the world, but it's worth checking out - a day or two at least as you're passing through. ;) 8)

Put it on your list! :D
btw what is the difference between "capital" and capitol"?

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #70 on: May 02, 2011, 04:51:02 pm »
btw what is the difference between "capital" and capitol"?

It's very confusing. 

"Capital" refers to a city or town that is the seat of government; to a capital letter as opposed to a lowercase letter; and to wealth or resources.  "Capital" can also be an adjective (i.e. capital city, capital letter).

"Capitol" refers primarily to the building in Washington, D.C., in which Congress sits or to similar buildings used by state legislatures.

So, you could say that the Capitol is in the capital. 

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #71 on: May 02, 2011, 04:56:34 pm »
It's very confusing. 

"Capital" refers to a city or town that is the seat of government; to a capital letter as opposed to a lowercase letter; and to wealth or resources.  "Capital" can also be an adjective (i.e. capital city, capital letter).

"Capitol" refers primarily to the building in Washington, D.C., in which Congress sits or to similar buildings used by state legislatures.

So, you could say that the Capitol is in the capital. 

Thanks, Paul. Or should I say: Oh, capital, Paul, capital!

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #72 on: May 02, 2011, 05:02:28 pm »
From your description Indiana sounds similar to Pennsylvania ( a state I liked very much).

Indiana and Pennsylvania are very similar, Monika. Pennsylvania reminds me of Indiana every time I go there. :)
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #73 on: May 04, 2011, 09:29:15 am »
btw what is the difference between "capital" and capitol"?

Great question, Monika.

I've also wondered that many a time.



ETA: thanks for the explanation, Paul.

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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #74 on: May 04, 2011, 11:03:35 am »
I learned to remember that "capitol" referred to the actual building by associating it with the "o" in dome.
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #75 on: May 16, 2011, 08:17:56 am »
I learned to remember that "capitol" referred to the actual building by associating it with the "o" in dome.

Kind of like remembering that the "principal" is your pal. Heh heh.


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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #76 on: May 16, 2011, 08:53:22 am »
I learned to remember that "capitol" referred to the actual building by associating it with the "o" in dome.

For me it was thinking of the top of a column, and capitol buildings frequently have lots of Greek columns.
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Re: How many U.S. States have you visited?
« Reply #77 on: August 12, 2011, 10:43:46 pm »



For me it was thinking of the top of a column, and capitol buildings frequently have lots of Greek columns.







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