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FLORIDA > FLORID, and MAINE > MAIN
INDIANA > INDIAN also works, but “Indian” is a proper noun.
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correct me if I am wrong, but both florid and main are adjectives.
posted by Brad on 9-3-2008 at 7:25 am
You’re right, Brad — I rephrased the question to make it more accurate.
posted by Sandy on 9-3-2008 at 7:27 am
I was convinced that Vermont was a valid answer, but alas, it is “vermin” and not “vermon”.
posted by Hodge on 9-3-2008 at 7:57 am
Montana becomes montan which is “a hard brittle mineral wax obtained usually from lignites by extraction and used especially in polishes, carbon paper, and insulating compositions”
posted by Michelle on 9-3-2008 at 8:29 am
I made Hodge’s mistake with Vermont..but I got Maine
posted by Caitlin on 9-3-2008 at 8:45 am
Utah also works - uta is “any of a genus of large lizards” according to the Scrabble dictionary.
posted by HeyBeckyJ on 9-3-2008 at 10:12 am
I guessed Indiana and Florida- but gimme a break, I’m from Indiana!
posted by Zach on 9-3-2008 at 10:51 am
What about virgina it becomes virgin which is also a word.
posted by Sabrina on 9-3-2008 at 10:53 am
Oops just realized my mistake. Apparently I failed my spelling test today
posted by sabrina on 9-3-2008 at 10:55 am
Ooh! I got this one! I must have passed third grade and learned my states! = )
posted by Andrea on 9-3-2008 at 12:15 pm
What about Washington? It becomes “washing” and “to”.
posted by Alicia on 9-3-2008 at 12:26 pm
Washington and Montana are pushing the boundaries of “regular words” (Montan isn’t exactly a word I throw around daily, and “washing” “to” is both too many words and not a phrase), but there are three, not two, very good answers: florid, main, and indian.
posted by Southern Buddhist on 9-3-2008 at 1:31 pm
What about Ohio?
If you take away this States Final letter (Being “o”); you are left with “hi”.
posted by curious on 9-3-2008 at 2:26 pm
Got Maine right away. Took me a while to get Indian and Florid.
If you removed the last 2 letters you could use Alas(ka) and Virgin(ia).
posted by Nerak on 9-3-2008 at 3:13 pm
i think virgin is valid?
posted by shawn on 9-3-2008 at 10:10 pm
And without removing anything: New Jersey - a recently purchased sweater :-)
posted by robin on 9-4-2008 at 5:04 am