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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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South or southern

dear sir or madam

i have got a question about SOUTH and SOUTHERN!

what is the deferences between south and southern? as a sample if SOUTH AZERBAIJAN is correct or SOUTHERN AZERBAIJAN?

best regard

DUMAN
  

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Generally, we use 'South' if it is a part of the name of the region (South Dakota) and 'southern' if we are just describing that part of the place (southern California).

  • Generally, we use 'South' if it is a part of the name of the region (South Dakota) and 'southern' if we are just describing that part of the place (southern California).
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Generally, we use 'South' if it is a part of the name of the region (South Dakota) and 'southern' if we are just describing that part of the place (southern California).

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