Doug Freyburger > wrote in -
september.org:

> Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> You never miss a trick, do you. Why on earth would an ordinary US
>> citizen know anything about the Commonwealth and the modern meaning of
>> it? It doesn't exactly come up in everyday conversation.
>
> Most US states are "states". Virginia is a "commonwealth" and maybe
> some others are as well.


Why are they called Commonwealth states?

Oop...... no matter.. GIMF.


http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_Vir...a_commonwealth


http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...and-ma-and-pa-
and-ky-called-a-commonwealth
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