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Names for Locals
December 11, 2010 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Residents of Maine are called "Mainers," people in Texas are "Texans," those in Wisconsin are "Wisconsinites," and people in Phoenix are ... "Phoenicians"? Grant and Martha explain that there are consistent rules for the naming the locals. The book they reference is Paul Dickson's Labels for Locals. This is part of a complete episode.
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