Roofs vs Rooves

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Roof may be the exception (maybe it is an abbreviation of rooftop however). Chef may not be an exception as it may not be an English word ??? Dunno.
 

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dr nick said:
bee.... what do you call it when you do this to a word:

Australia -> Australian
England -> Englishman
New Zealand -> New Zealander
Indonesia -> Indonesian
America -> Asshole
You sold the Americans short. It should be 'ignorant asshole'.
 

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Bee said:
You sold the Americans short. It should be 'ignorant asshole'.

O'K then bee. I am yank. I can name all the Australian states. You name me all of the fifty. Bet you can't without a cheat.

Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
and Sydney

Now come on.

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I reckon I could do it. But I'd list them in some sort of geographical order; alphabetical is a bit beyond me.
 

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notenoughteams said:
O'K then bee. I am yank. I can name all the Australian states. You name me all of the fifty. Bet you can't without a cheat.

and Sydney

Now come on.
That's very funny actually.
I bet I could name the US states without cheating. It might take me a while, but the fact that I could do it is a sad indictment on the way American culture is rampant in Australia.
 

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You are a ******** taker, aren't you?
Actually my 8yo challenged me recently and I got 42. Called Wichita a state which was a bit silly. Missed New Hampshire Maine and a few others. Fascinating place the USA.
 

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I'm bored, I'll give it a go.


Alabama
Arkanas
Maryland
Texas
Washington
North Carolina
South Carolina
Illinois
Michigan
Vermont
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Utah
Alaska
Hawaii
Oregon
California
Kentucky
Massacheusetts(Spelling?)
New York State
Conneticut
Georgia
Oklahoma
Florida
Arizona
Ohio
Nevada
Louisiana
Minnesota


That's the best I can do off the top of my head.
 

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Freo Big Fella said:
I'm bored, I'll give it a go.


Alabama
Arkanas
Maryland
Texas
Washington
North Carolina
South Carolina
Illinois
Michigan
Vermont
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Utah
Alaska
Hawaii
Oregon
California
Kentucky
Massacheusetts(Spelling?)
New York State
Conneticut
Georgia
Oklahoma
Florida
Arizona
Ohio
Nevada
Louisiana
Minnesota


That's the best I can do off the top of my head.
Wisconsin is the first one I see missing. Delaware Rhode Island
 

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Virginia.
I only know that because of the greatest book ever - 'Gone with the Wind'.
And one of the best Rolling Stones songs ever - 'Sweet Virginia'.
 

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I'll give it a go too. It's a boring Friday night...

Pacific coast: Washington, Oregon, California
West: Nevada, Utah, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Mid-west: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio
South: Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabamba, Mississippi, Florida
Mid-Atlantic: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, (DC)
New England: Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Conneticut, Massachussetts, Maine
Others: Hawaii, Alaska
 

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notenoughteams said:
Actually my 8yo challenged me recently and I got 42. Called Wichita a state which was a bit silly. Missed New Hampshire Maine and a few others. Fascinating place the USA.
tsk tsk tsk.... you should know that i's just up the I-35 from Oklahoma City (was there earlier this year ;))
 

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Anybody been to all fifty. Washington, California Nevada New York is as far as I got before the money wasn't. Would like to go to the deep south.
 

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notenoughteams said:
Anybody been to all fifty. Washington, California Nevada New York is as far as I got before the money wasn't. Would like to go to the deep south.
Haven't been to Hawaii or Alaska. BTW, well done Dave.
 

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Haven't been to Hawaii or Alaska. BTW, well done Dave.
Gees lost my passport somehow in Vancouver. Otherwise would have been to Alaska on the top of the world highway. Settled in Dawson city for a while. You must have come from Europe not to have been to Hawaii Hoss, at least its airport.
What's the Mississippi like when you first see it.
 
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