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Why is “j’habite dans le New Jersey” correct, but “j’habite dans le Texas” wrong?

LucyA1Kwiziq community member

Why is “j’habite dans le New Jersey” correct, but “j’habite dans le Texas” wrong?

This question relates to:French lesson "En, dans = In, to with regions, states, counties (prepositions)"
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FahadC1Kwiziq community member

Texas, New Mexico, and Quebec are exceptions - they use 'au' instead of 'dans' (as if they were countries)

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Why is “j’habite dans le New Jersey” correct, but “j’habite dans le Texas” wrong?

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