So, in South Carolina, The State reports that the state estimates that there are between 10,000 and 20,000 dams in the state which are not regulated by the state.<p>You&#x27;d think that a publication called &#x27;The State&#x27; would be a lot more careful about throwing that term around, but within that article, it talks about &quot;the state&quot; meaning South Carolina as a geographical area, &quot;the state&quot; meaning the SC government as a regulatory authority, &quot;the state&quot; meaning government actors in general, and &quot;the state&quot; as a newspaper (though they do refer to themselves as &quot;The State newspaper&quot;. Presumably they aren&#x27;t claiming to be the official state newspaper, just a newspaper called &#x27;The State&#x27;).