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| * The Royal Mail will deliver to certain premises by name, such as farms and cottages. Example: Oakland, Fairseat, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LT, United Kingdom (Fairseat is the town - this is actually on Vigo Road. [[https:// | * The Royal Mail will deliver to certain premises by name, such as farms and cottages. Example: Oakland, Fairseat, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LT, United Kingdom (Fairseat is the town - this is actually on Vigo Road. [[https:// | ||
| - | === An address will include a state** in the US sense. | + | === An address will include a state (in the US sense.) === |
| Counterexample: | Counterexample: | ||
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| === You can't have two towns cities with the same name in the same country === | === You can't have two towns cities with the same name in the same country === | ||
| * Sure you can - for example the UK has [[https:// | * Sure you can - for example the UK has [[https:// | ||
| - | | + | * Jan Jongboom reports from the Netherlands, |
| === OK, but those cities won't have duplicate street names === | === OK, but those cities won't have duplicate street names === | ||