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riversedge

(80,200 posts) Sun May 21, 2017, 12:55 PM May 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-39516514/kendall-jenner-pepsi-advert-why-did-it-wind-people-up

School employee lifts student by neck
The man was caught on camera grabbing the 13-year-old in the US state of Pennsylvania.

20 May

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The man was caught on camera grabbing the 13-year-old in the US state of Pennsylvania. (Original Post) riversedge May 2017 OP

Bad link. US-based link below. CurtEastPoint May 2017 #1

It's the 'Commonwealth of Pennsylvania' louis-t May 2017 #2

I believe it's OK to refer to those four commonwealths as states rock May 2017 #3

I usually say 'state' unless phrasing it formally louis-t May 2017 #4

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1. Bad link. US-based link below.

Sun May 21, 2017, 12:59 PM

May 2017

(24,584 posts)

2. It's the 'Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'

Sun May 21, 2017, 01:01 PM

May 2017

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3. I believe it's OK to refer to those four commonwealths as states

Sun May 21, 2017, 02:01 PM

May 2017

There are fifty (50) states. I live right across from Kentucky and hear "State of Kentucky" pretty often.

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4. I usually say 'state' unless phrasing it formally

Mon May 22, 2017, 10:19 AM

May 2017

as in 'State of Michigan' or 'Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'.