Re: Question about Ellis Island

Robert Grumbine wrote:

> In article <HOOdnYzewLt2yiXanZ2dnUVZ_q6mnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> singhals  <singhals@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>Mid-West.  To me, Midwest is everything between the 
>>Alleghany Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.  I've heard 
>>other definitions from people born in some of those states 
>>-- Texas in particular disapproves of it. (g)
> 
> 
>   Likewise us non-Texans :-)
> 
>   One definition of some historical relevance is that the
> midwest is the states composed wholly or in part of the 
> old Northwest Territory -- Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
> Wisconsin, and Minnesota.  
> 


It is simply easier and more diplomatic for me to be 
all-inclusive. "Mid west" means something to the speaker and 
ALWAYS includes something between the mountains.  More than 
that, one has to inquire of the speaker.

I could be flip here with an example, but I won't.

Cheryl