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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
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The state / country
Hi teachers,
According to the 2005 California Healthy Kids Survey, seventh-graders in the state are 50 percent more likely to be harassed in school because of sexual orientation or gender identity than those in 11th grade. That finding is representative of schools across the country, said Stephen Russell.
1. Does "the state" mean "California?
2. Does "the country" mean "U.S."?
3. When do you use "state" to represent "U.S"? I heard one of my classmate say "I was born in the state(s)" I'm not sure if it's "state" or "states".
Thanks
Tinanam
According to the 2005 California Healthy Kids Survey, seventh-graders in the state are 50 percent more likely to be harassed in school because of sexual orientation or gender identity than those in 11th grade. That finding is representative of schools across the country, said Stephen Russell.
1. Does "the state" mean "California?
2. Does "the country" mean "U.S."?
3. When do you use "state" to represent "U.S"? I heard one of my classmate say "I was born in the state(s)" I'm not sure if it's "state" or "states".
Thanks
Tinanam
Top answer
1. Yes 2. Yes 3.
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- Yes 2.
- Yes 3.
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- " If they say, "the state," without the s on the end, then they are most likely referring to either the state they are in now, or whatever state they most recently referred to (such as in your example above).
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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. In general conversation, if someone refers to, "The States," they are referring to the U.S.. It is simply a shortened way of saying, "The United States." If they say, "the state," without the s on the end, then they are most likely referring to either the state they are in now, or whatever state they most recently referred to (such as in your example above).
2. Yes
3. In general conversation, if someone refers to, "The States," they are referring to the U.S.. It is simply a shortened way of saying, "The United States." If they say, "the state," without the s on the end, then they are most likely referring to either the state they are in now, or whatever state they most recently referred to (such as in your example above).
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Hi,
According to the 2005 California Healthy Kids Survey, seventh-graders in the state are 50 percent more likely to be harassed in school because of sexual orientation or gender identity than those in 11th grade. That finding is representative of schools across the country, said Stephen Russell.
1. Does "the state" mean
According to the 2005 California Healthy Kids Survey, seventh-graders in the state are 50 percent more likely to be harassed in school because of sexual orientation or gender identity than those in 11th grade. That finding is representative of schools across the country, said Stephen Russell.
1. Does "the state" mean
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CliveAmericans commonly refer to their country as eg 'I was born in the States'.Clive,
It's been my experience as an American that I almost never refer to "the States" while I'm actually in the country (in fact it feels odd to do so) but I frequently mention "the States" when I'm outside the country. Have you noticed that tendency among the Americans
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