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Recommend Timothy Egan's Fever in the Heartland. If you're responsible for sorting your Indiana greatgramps's attic, be prepared for some harrowing surprises. Ditto downstate IL.
the amount of times people have told me I'd be "fired for your beliefs" which is just not true because I am not going out of my way to be mean to people at work and would be way more likely to lose my job because of d…
A period during sleep when somebody is not primed and not ready to learn.
The final election returns from downstate may not be available until late Wednesday morning.
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(US) Of the southern section of a state.
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(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
The final election returns from downstate may not be available until late Wednesday morning.
Downstate means: The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
downstate means: The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Recommend Timothy Egan's Fever in the Heartland. If you're responsible for sorting your Indiana greatgramps's attic, be prepared for some harrowing surprises. Ditto downstate IL.”
“the amount of times people have told me I'd be "fired for your beliefs" which is just not true because I am not going out of my way to be mean to people at work and would be way more likely to lose my job because of decisions downstate legislators make as far as thought policing.”
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