Delawarians or Delawarites

[venmaz]

OK, who remembers that Taxi episode?

Anyway, the question is put out there....
Is there any state or city in a state where the residents are called name-ites? Like Delawarites, Idahoites...
Theres gotta be one....

 

[SilentAiche]

A bit off topic, but this was the closest forum I could find. As you will see, it didn't deserve a new thread. And apologies, as this is mostly a Stateside question.

When states are referenced, it is common to hear "the Carolina[red]s[/red]" or "the Dakota[red]s[/red]", but it seems like no one ever says "the Virginia[red]s[/red]."

Why?

Tim

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[SantaMufasa]

Tim, you seem like a trend setter...Keep saying "the Virginia[red]s[/red]" and I'll bet it will become standard usage.

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[CajunCenturion]

Virginias may be more common than you think, at least in some circles:

Caves of the Virginias
Hikes in the Virginias (Exploring the Appalachian Trail)
Rollicking Rivers of the Virginias


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[tsdragon]

As a resident of Virginia I don't hear it very often, but I think that's because Virginians don't like to think too much about their western namesake (kind of like the black sheep of the family).


Tracy Dryden

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[SilentAiche]

Tracy,

I kind of suspected that but was curious what others thought. WV is a small state that doesn't seem to get much national attention, at least not until Sen. Robert Byrd diverts another few billion in federal pork back to his home state.

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[SkipVought]

Her name was Virginia.

He called her Virgin for short...

but not for long.

Skip,

_{[red]Be advised:[/red] When you ignite a firecracker in a bowl of vanilla, chocolate & strawberry ice cream, you get...
Neopolitan Blownapart!}

 

[SilentAiche]

Skip

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