[geeks] Percentages & mail list

Sheldon T. Hall shel at artell.net
Wed May 28 10:08:43 CDT 2008


Saith the Sandwich Maker ...
> From: hike <mh1272 at gmail.com>
> "
> " Pennsylvania is not the only commonwealth.
> " Virginia is also a commonwealth and I believe there are 
> " other commonwealths
> " in the USA "state" makeup.  (The only commonwealths come 
> " out of the original 13 colonies.)
> 
> there are 4 commonwealths in the us: va, pa, ma, and iirc de.

I believe you are both wrong ... the four US "commonwealth" states are
Kentucky (not one of the "Original 13"), Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia.  I thought Rhode Island was one, too, but I looked it up and,
while the state has a weird name, "Commonwealth" isn't part of it.

-Shel



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