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Tarheel
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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.
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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.