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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
Talk; Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Usage. 2 Optional substitution. 3 List of state names with abbreviations. 4 See also. Toggle the table of contents ...
The article now states "Except for CT, the second letter of the postal abbreviation is found in the GPO abbreviation for the state." According to the GPO web site, the GPO abbreviation for Connecticut is CT, same as the USPS abbreviation. In fact, all GPO state abbreviations are the same as the USPS ones. So what does this sentence mean?
To use an example from another talk section -- Kent. is an abbreviation for Kentucky and Kent is the name of the county or city of Kent. If the abbreviation is used properly with a period it would not be confusing and obvious that Kent. means Kentucky. The article should be split and have one for state codes and one for abbreviations.
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