Robert Grumbine wrote: > In article <HOOdnYzewLt2yiXanZ2dnUVZ_q6mnZ2d@rcn.net>, > singhals <singhals@erols.com> 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