ScrappleOnToast OP t1_j0fc0x4 wrote on December 16, 2022 at 5:39 AM

Reply to comment by IrrumaboMalum in For those who die on the hill that “PA is a commonwealth, not a state”, I’m curious….how many states do you think there are in the USA? 50? 46? by ScrappleOnToast

So what are you trying to say? 46 states, or 50? It can’t be both.

Wuz314159 t1_j0fdg5z wrote on December 16, 2022 at 5:54 AM

50 states, but only 46 States.

ScrappleOnToast OP t1_j0fdxbe wrote on December 16, 2022 at 5:59 AM

That’s what I read as well.

IrrumaboMalum t1_j0fff5n wrote on December 16, 2022 at 6:16 AM

The United States is comprised of 50 states. 4 of those states (PA, VA, MA and KY) call themselves commonwealths, but there is no legal or functional distinction between a commonwealth and a state. 46 of those states call themselves states.

This is a pretty simple and straight forward answer.

itsallfornaught2 t1_j0jcr9s wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:03 AM

It's like if states were people. Right...there's 46 people with 4 persons.