"States vs. State," "Region vs. Regions" The debate has been decided

Do you call the national championships the National? If not you're being inconsistent.

We say states, regionals, nationals, Olympics, Worlds, because the full name is State Championships (etc.), not championship. Also, "State" just sounds bad.

If it's a noun on its own, no need to add the s. "State," "Conference," etc.

If it's not a noun, you add the -s to make it sound less awkward. "Nationals," "Regionals," etc. "National" and "Regional" are not nouns, so you can't use them as such.

/debate

Yep, I believe the "s" comes from the letter at the end of Championships.

I've always said Regaionals (with the s), State (without), and Nationals (with).

I think it might be a regional thing (npi) because "States" sounds weird to me.

What about Conference?

This is the way it is.

Conference

District

Regionals

State

Nationals

Olympics

Worlds

This is the way it always will be. Consistency has nothing to do with it. Is is this way because I say so.

/thread

the way it is wrote:

This is the way it is.

Conference

District

Regionals

State

Nationals

Olympics

Worlds

This is the way it always will be. Consistency has nothing to do with it. Is is this way because I say so.

/thread

Or:

Conference

Sectionals

Groups

Meet of Champions

Nationals

Olympics

Worlds

I don't know anyone who says "states" other than a few Ohio people, but they aren't real people anyway.

the way it is wrote:

This is the way it is.

Conference

District

Regionals

State

Nationals

Olympics

Worlds

This is the way it always will be. Consistency has nothing to do with it. Is is this way because I say so.

/thread

Correct

Kanye North wrote:

I don't know anyone who says "states" other than a few Ohio people, but they aren't real people anyway.

As a Buckeye, it amused me the first time I heard "down state" versus "up state" to refer to State. Also, I don't know anyone who says states or regions.

Fify

the way it is wrote:

This is the way it is.

Conference

District

Regionals

State

Nationals

The Olympics

Worlds

This is the way it always will be. Consistency has nothing to do with it. Is is this way because I say so.

/thread

Rotterdam 2012 wrote:

It is "state," not "states." In the state championship, how many states are competing? Just 1. So therefore it is not states.

Typically there are multiple divisions racing at the State Championship as well as having two genders specific races for each division. Explain why we can't use "states"?

I've never heard somebody fast say "states".

When I was in high school I made it to State's.

the way it is wrote:

This is the way it is.

Conference

District

Regionals

State

Nationals

Olympics

Worlds

This is the way it always will be. Consistency has nothing to do with it. Is is this way because I say so.

/thread

You are correct because I say you are correct. You can truly believe me because I am always correct, and I never lie.

Danny Bandana wrote:

the way it is wrote:

This is the way it is.

Conference

District

Regionals

State

Nationals

Olympics

Worlds

This is the way it always will be. Consistency has nothing to do with it. Is is this way because I say so.

/thread

Correct

Thank you for bumping. The wee ickle HS'ers need to be schooled.

Star wrote:

When I was in high school I made it to State's.

I can see the argument for both "state" and "states," but "state's" is definitely not right.

why so possessive? wrote:

I can see the argument for both "state" and "states," but "state's" is definitely not right.

for gosh sake's your pickee

why so possessive? wrote:

Star wrote:

When I was in high school I made it to State's.

I can see the argument for both "state" and "states," but "state's" is definitely not right.

It's the State's championship, right?

Azaleas wrote:

Do you call the national championships the National? If not you're being inconsistent.

We say states, regionals, nationals, Olympics, Worlds, because the full name is State Championships (etc.), not championship. Also, "State" just sounds bad.

It's the State Meet, not State Championships. State is correct.

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