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The state is not inclusive or the state is not included
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Oriowo wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:25 am The state is not inclusive or the state is not included
Hard to say.

Can you explain what you are trying to say please?
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The state is not among something.
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Oriowo wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 12:27 pm The state is not among something.
Can you write the whole paragraph please? It's difficult to know what you are trying to say.
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They didn't register any Coronavirus case for Lagos state today.. Can we say "Lagos state is not inclusive or included"
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Oriowo wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 12:35 pm They didn't register any Coronavirus case for Lagos state today.. Can we say "Lagos state is not inclusive or included"
You can certainly say this:
They didn't register any Coronavirus cases for Lagos state today.

But it doesn't make much sense to say that Lagos state is not inclusive OR included.
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