Sep 30, 2003 08:41
20 yrs ago
English term

Pensacola, Fla

Non-PRO English Other Florida
I know Pensacola but what is Fla ? abbreviation? What does it stand for?

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Florida

FL or Fla stands for Florida, a state the south of the USA.

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Note added at 13 mins (2003-09-30 08:55:00 GMT)
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STATE FLOWERS

Florida Orange Blossom (Citrus sinensis)

For a list of the official state flowers see http://www.50states.com/flower.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : do natives ever get a chance on this site? :-)
2 mins
You're a native Floridian?
agree jerrie
4 mins
agree Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
6 mins
agree Attila Piróth
9 mins
agree Chris Rowson (X) : :-)
10 mins
agree achisholm
23 mins
agree J. Leo (X) : Always address mail with FL, without '.' Fla is outdated. There are also offical state: plants, mottos, birds and more.
25 mins
agree Rowan Morrell : No doubt whatsoever about this one!
36 mins
agree Birgir Davidsson
1 hr
agree David Moore (X)
1 hr
agree Jacqueline van der Spek
1 hr
agree Rajan Chopra
1 hr
agree Ilaria Galli
2 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin
2 hrs
agree airmailrpl : -
4 hrs
agree RHELLER : yes, before we had 2-letter abbreviations, we had 3-letter abbreviations in the U.S.
4 hrs
agree jccantrell
5 hrs
agree Sally van der Graaff : The 2-letter abbreviations are supposed to be only for use on letters and packages; the 3-letter abbreviations are for use in newspaper articles, etc.
8 hrs
agree Catherine Norton
10 hrs
agree Autobahn : official abbreviation is FL (not Fla)
12 hrs
agree Pamela Peralta
17 hrs
agree Ildiko Santana
19 hrs
agree ntouzet (X)
1 day 1 hr
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2 mins

Florida

Fla is the abbreviation for the state of Florida.

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Note added at 2003-09-30 08:47:38 (GMT)
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STATE ABRREVIATIONS
AL - Alabama
AK - Alaska
AZ - Arizona
AR - Arkansas
CA - California
CO - Colorado
CT - Connecticut
DE - Delaware
DC - District of Columbia
FL - Florida
GA - Georgia

See http://www.educationguide-usa.com/lsg/lsgresources.htm for an overview of all abbreviations (right-hand column)
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : do natives ever get a chance on this site? :-)
2 mins
depends on your connection and your typing speed ;-)
agree J. Leo (X) : These are the official abbreviations, capital letters without a period.
28 mins
thanks, James
agree Marie Scarano
50 mins
thanks, Marie
agree Rajan Chopra
1 hr
agree Ilaria Galli
2 hrs
agree airmailrpl : -
4 hrs
agree Ildiko Santana : LOL (on the typing speed)
19 hrs
agree Malitzin
22 hrs
thanks to all
agree ntouzet (X)
1 day 1 hr
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