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Mon 24 Feb, 2003 04:00 pm
Inhabitants of some towns are called sometimes different to 'normal use' of the (English) grammar and language.
For instance Liverpudlians live in Liverpool*, in Birmingham Brummies, Mancunians live in Manchester and Glaswegians in Glasgow.
*They are called 'Scousers' as well, especially by their friends from 'Moan'.
Do you some really strange, funny, peculiar names, both nicknames as 'regulars'.
I jokingly call the people of lubbock, lubbockians. But I think the proper term is lubbockites. Either one sounds a bit strange. I'm a houstonian which sounds a bit more comfortable on the tongue but not much.
I grew up in a town called Centerport and my family used to call ourselves Centerportians which sounds like the middle cut of a roast or piece of cake. I think the real name is Centerporters.
Aren't people from Oxford called Oxonians, or is that just the university?
I currently live in Brighton but I don't know if we're Brightonites or Brightonians. The folks nearby are Allstonites, and the ones in Cambridge are (ahem!) Cantabragians. I guess I'm just a Bostonian. :-D
Not only have I been called a Bostonian, which I take fairly well considering the tone...but, also a Masshole...which is amusing the first time, after that however..I fail to see how I actually fit in that catagory..they must come up with a new one for that. And I simply cannot pass along what girls from Connecticut are occassionally called, its too bad for my filthy mouth even. I believe in actuality though Im a Quinzee-ite or some such nonsence.
People from Tampa Florida are Tampons, jokingly of course.
The Kennedys are High Anuses <Hyannis>
some of us already knew that though
LOL Quinn. Since I origionally from the Boston area, I have also been called a Bostonian and a Masshole. It has also been said that I lived in Taxachusetts.
Thanks God no one lives in Sodom now...
It is said that Idi Amin wanted his people to be named after him, but he stopped that after he heard that the people of Cyprus were called, Cypriotes.
Don't know Phoenix - are Albany, New York residents Albanians? Are Bryn Mawr students Mawrters?
My favorite is Naples - ->> Neopolitan.
Larry what about Inside the Beltway = Metro Washington D.C.. how would you call a resident of that area of the US?
Neopolitan is very easy to explain: Italian "Napoli", ancient (Latin) "Neapolis" ("New Town")city.
(The town's name in German is 'Neapel', people are called 'Neapolitaner'.)
Residents of Buenos Aires are called "porteños (portenos)." Those of São Paulo (Sao Paulo) are "paulistanos."
Tasty towners come from Hamburg....
Oddly enough, Cariocas are not from Caracas, but from Rio de Janeiro, I believe.
Are the residents of Phoenix, Arizona called Phoenicians?
joanne - I'm not sure what we should call them - I don't recall any name for people who actually grew up and live in D.C. There are lots of nice names for the politicians who set up there temporarily, but can't remember any for the residents.
Probably Columbians, Larry.
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