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Michiganders or Michiganians? A linguist explains why the answer is clear

  • Written by Robin Queen, Professor of Linguistics, English Language and Literatures and Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan
Michiganders or Michiganians? A linguist explains why the answer is clearBeloved Michigander Aidan Hutchinson is no silly goose.Nic Antaya/Getty Images

Growing up in the late 1970s, my best friend was from Michigan. Early in our friendship I asked her what someone from Michigan is called. “Michigander,” she replied. I laughed and said, “You mean like a goose?” Her older sister then chimed in...

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