Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Tarheel

Member Since

September 3, 2011

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1

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North or northern

  • September 3, 2011, 1:29pm

There is actually a rule that mostly missed. northern is in reference to an area and North would be in reference to a direction. South Texas is used as an example, but the correct usage would be southern Texas since it is an area of Texas.