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Ah. Americans use "state" to mean one of the 50 provinces of the US, leaving the word unavailable for what Brits use it for.
by hollerith 5y ago
Ah. Americans use "state" to mean one of the 50 provinces of the US, leaving the word unavailable for what Brits use it for.
- zarzavat 5y agoWhat about the state department?
- hollerith 5y agoThat is our term for what the Brits call the Foreign Office.
- CRConrad 5y agoYes. I think the GP's point was that this shows how US usage also, still, to some extent reflects that of the rest of the world: Your State Department is called that because it is the organ that deals with other sovereign states.