Here in flyover land, we all know the difference between St. Paul and Minneapolis, but the same apparently can’t be said for journalists who parachute in (or phone in) for dispatches on next year’s Republican convention. Organizers of the convention have labored mightily to use “Minneapolis-St. Paul” as a single noun, given how much the proceedings will spill beyond the Xcel Center.

But a Nexis search of the last three months’ worth of news stories about the convention turned up a dozen references to the convention being held in Minneapolis, in publications ranging from the Washington Times to The People’s Weekly News. Other offenders include National Public Radio, the New Republic, the Associated Press — and a news release written by an anonymous staffer working for Minneapolis City Hall. Even high-ranking Republicans, including Jim Nicholson, the party’s former national committee chair, and Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, were quoted placing their convention in the wrong city.

Convention spokesman Matt Burns said organizers weren’t aware of the misidentification of their big bash and haven’t taken steps to correct the repeated errors. “We’re marketing Minneapolis-St. Paul and even though the convention floor will be in St. Paul, there’ll also be a lot of activities and hotel rooms in Minneapolis, too,” he said. “It’ll benefit the entire region to have the convention here. We think we have two really strong cities.”

If you want to see for yourself how the convention organizers are presenting themselves to the world at large, you can take a look here.