USPS word

[Sonja]

Paul

Can you explain to dim me what that means exactly?

Thanks

[Charlene]

Since Paul isn't here...I think I got the gist of it. Here's an example:

One Letter: a hooker is compensated for getting this?
pa/id la/id

Pennsylvania/Idaho Lousiana/Idaho

[Sonja]

I understand the "one letter" thingie; it's the USPS bit - what does it mean? I look at that and say United States Postal Service which I am sure has nada to do with it.

[Paucle]

Charlene got it. To be honest, it doesn't really matter since the clues are answerable without the USPS caveat, but what that does is give you a free "answer list." That is, if you can't spell your answer using 2-letter USPS state abbrevations, you know it's wrong.
States only- no provinces (Sorry Charlene!) or possessions. So something like the product GU/MO/UT (GUam/MissOuri/ UTah) I won't ask about, nor a really cool one like VI/CT/OR/IA (Virgin Islands/ ConnecticuT/ORegon/IowA)

[Sonja]

Thank you both. I gottit now, at least till the next time I guess