Now that we’ll be spelling state names out in full, perhaps this is merely a way to remember that there was, once, another way.
Do you have any tips or tricks that helped you remember the shortened version of state names? (Before I came to Poynter, most of my reporting happened in Missouri, which was easy with just Mo.) But what about Pennsylvania (Pa.)? Wisconsin (always Wis., never Wisc.)?
And now that things are changing, do you have any tips or tricks that help you remember how to spell those names out correctly? Other than consulting the AP Stylebook, the dictionary or Google?
My editor, Andrew Beaujon, uses this Sammy Kershaw song to help him remember how to spell Tennessee.
And of course, there’s “Oklahoma!”
Tweet your ideas to me @kristenhare or email them to khare@poynter.org.
