At 01:47 -0500 on 09/23/2012, Paul Gilmartin wrote about Re: Official
current definition of MVS:
Some people will insist that Manhattan is included by the "continental
United States"; the map says otherwise.
That depends on your definition. If you want to go by the map, only
the Bronx qualifies - The other 4 boroughs are islands which are thus
not on the continentally land mass (although part of it). The usual
definition is in North America (thus only Hawaii and possibly Alaska
are excluded).
I had an extended friendly argument with a girlfriend (from eastern
Long Island) who insisted that "Long Island" does not include
Brooklyn. The map says otherwise.
Again this is a definition issue. The usual use of Long Island is to
refer to the two counties which are not part of NYC. Thus "I Live in
Long Island" means somewhere on the island other than Queens or
Brooklyn - Thus the eastern counties as well as the off the physical
island landmass islands.
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