03 March 2025

States Project | The Lone Star State

One among many other curious thing about this new States Project postcard: Why the Texas states bird is the Northern Mockingbird? (Same as in Arkansas and Florida, by the way).

Oh... And is there a state verb?!?





The flag stamp made me immediately think of the following one, which I love

6 comments:

  1. Whenever I meet two Texans together I ask if " Fixin to' is one word "Fixinto" or two words, "Fixin to". Quite often an argument ensues between them!

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    1. I believe that. I must remember if I meet someone from there :D

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  2. My favorite is when Texans use 'all y'all', just in case 'y'all' isn't enough. ;)

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    1. I see it would be difficult to understand them! :)

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    2. Texans also tend to speak quite fast

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    3. When it isn't your native language, you think that everyone speaks fast. So, if Texans speak particularly fast for an Englishman... :O

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