[Tas]

evergreens, mostly. I think firs.

[Monorea]

Why isn't there leafy trees anywhere?
A nice old oak or something cool.

[Tas]

because this is Washington, the Evergreen State!

[Monorea]

Sounds silly, do you not have anything noteworthy to call your state by?

[Tas]

you don't think that's noteworthy enough?

[Monorea]

Not really, i think an area should be noteworthy for what it do or what it strive for nor it's nature.

[Lawtan]

I would disagree on the silly bit. A society is diverse - makes its own traditions, art, and variation on beliefs, in part by how it relates to nature. (The other part in relation to socio-economics, but that's a foul term xD)

[Tas]

Originally Posted by MystMist

Not really, i think an area should be noteworthy for what it do or what it strive for nor it's nature.

Washington is notable for what it does too.

[Lucid:]

Most state nicknames are about the nature of the state, actually. They were made up so long ago that the culture would have changed beyond the state nickname otherwise. Most of the ones that aren't based on natural features of the state are based on history.
http://www.50states.com/nickname.htm#.VoV2NBUrKHs

The town in Washington I grew up in actually had quite a few leafy trees, too. Unsurprisingly, the town's name was Maple Valley. xD And of course there were also TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS of evergreen trees in addition to the maple trees. It's such a beautiful area though.

[Monorea]

If you stretch tons you should stretch both the o and n other way it seems you are saying toons in a long way.

[Lucid:]

Hmm. Never thought of it that way before! I just typed it out how it sounds when I say it. It's unusual to verbally stretch out a hard consonant like N.

[Lawtan]

Eh, that's a thing of context. Were it in a language that was more rule-oriented (where the suffix determined the entire meaning of the phrase) I'd agree.

(More O's? Tooooooons?

[Lucid:]

Great idea, Law! My post is fixed. PERFECT.

[Monorea]

Well when saying it maybe but not when writing right?

[Den]

Context is really hard to convey nonverbally, I've found.