| That is something I, a Midwesterner, have noticed.
I would add to your reason that the word “Washington" can refer to either the state of Washington or to the nation’s capitol city. My added reason is that most of us do not talk about the state of Washington much at all. We are much more likely to refer to cities in Washington such as Seattle than to the state itself. But we talk a lot about the nation’s capitol. So for shortness we drop the “D.C.” from that “Washington.” Hence a confusion would arise if we used “Washington” to refer to the state. In Wausau, Wisconsin if I told someone, “I am headed to Washington,” the assumption would be I am headed to the nation’s capitol.
However I personally never say “Washington state.” I am not sure why. I find other ways of making it clear I am not talking about Washington, D.C. Hey, maybe I am feeling your pain! Is it because over the years I have been to your state a number of times and like it very much? I suppose that is possible.
Doug Hosler Wausau, Wisconsin
I know this is a little off the subject, but why is it when someone from out side of the Northwest refers to it as Washington State, such as mentioned about our states apple crop. If you look at any map or even our state flag it is just Washington. You never hear someone say Iowa State or Illinois State, so why do we have to put the word state after Washington. As someone who works in the newspaper business, I am aware of the Associated Press style that many in the media use, refers to it as state to differentiate from the city on the east coast, but that city is Washington D.C. which is what all maps and everything else state. Sorry for my venting, but it just bothers many of us here in Washington.
Doug Ramsay
Snohomish Washington.
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