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Sentence #586901

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AlanF_US AlanF_US October 3, 2013 October 3, 2013 at 2:11:38 PM UTC link Permalink

Please add a comma: "Washington D.C." -> "Washington, D.C."

AlanF_US AlanF_US October 3, 2013 October 3, 2013 at 2:18:10 PM UTC link Permalink

Americans use "D.C." (short for "District of Columbia") to distinguish the federal district of Washington from the state of Washington in the northwest of the country. (I think it was a poor decision to give the state the same name as the district, but we're stuck with it now.) In many contexts, it's clear which one is meant, so the "D.C." can be omitted, but there are other cases where it is used. I note that a number of the translations omit the "D.C.", but it would be better to include it if there's an accepted way to do it in the given language.

AlanF_US AlanF_US December 28, 2013 December 28, 2013 at 5:51:38 PM UTC link Permalink

Changed after more than two weeks without a response.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #435551Die Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ist Washington..

The capital of the United States of America is Washington D.C.

added by Shoyren, October 26, 2010

linked by Alois, February 7, 2012

The capital of the United States of America is Washington, D.C.

edited by AlanF_US, December 28, 2013

linked by PaulP, November 15, 2018