Comment on What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?

owenfromcanada@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• Nemo@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I’m from South Dakota, I’m South Dakotant. It is what it is.

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  • Taniwha420@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Do you change the emphasis? da-ko-TANT?

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    • Nemo@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Emphasis still on KO

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• ALERT@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Michiguy or Michigal

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• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  If you’re from Halifax, NS, you’re a Haligonian.

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• synae@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I’m a Connecticutian by birth. Though I’ve also heard someone call themselves Connecticuter once or twice, but never cared for that one.

  Either one seems to break a lot of normal grammar/spelling rules.

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