Why People From Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchesterians

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:49:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/demonyms-linguistics-nicknames

"Demonyms are vital to our conceptions of ourselves, but the rules
behind them can be pretty messy."

Fascinating article about demonyms (names used to describe groups of
people from a particular place).  Via Kam-Yung Soh.

Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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