kenberg Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 This morning E. J. Dionne discusses Obamacare and related issues. He quotes Governor Snyder of Michigan: "Just last week, Rick Snyder, Michigan's Republican governor, signed a Medicaid expansion bill with an explanation that President Obama himself would endorse. "This is about the health of fellow Michiganders," Snyder said My question for the day: ganders??? Michiganders? Where did the d come from? We don't say Oregonders or Washingtonders, or at least I don't, so the d is not caused by the final n in "Michigan" . Perhaps interestingly (well, no, not interestingly but anyway), my spell-checker accepts Michiganders but objects to Oregonders and Washingtonders, What am I missing? I acknowledge that Michganians sounds a bit weird, even if it is analogous to Oregonians and Washingtonians. Is it the "an" ending instead of the "on" ending? And what do we call the residents of Maine? I won't suggest Mainiacs. OK, time for more coffee.Feel free to ignore this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Take a gander at this explanation.. I once played bridge with a guy from Saco, Maine (pronounced sock-o). On one occasion, he introduced himself to 2 young women at the table and told them where he was from. One of the women said she'd been there a few years back and she thought it was pronounced sack-o. He thought it was hilarious that someone who had passed through once was correcting the pronunciation of someone who'd grown up there. He laughed so hard he was in tears. We all were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 The "D" gets borrowed from damn yankee! You may note there are no Mississippidians, Alabamdians, or Georgiadians. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Take a gander at this explanation.. I once played bridge with a guy from Saco, Maine (pronounced sock-o). On one occasion, he introduced himself to 2 young women at the table and told them where he was from. One of the women said she'd been there a few years back and she thought it was pronounced sack-o. He thought it was hilarious that someone who had passed through once was correcting the pronunciation of someone who'd grown up there. He laughed so hard he was in tears. We all were. Well, there is Lima (Lee ma) Peru and Lima (Lye ma) Ohio. And I was once in The Pas in Manitoba. I recall the old song about Istanbul: Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks. I was just joking about the gander part, but the Wik article seems to take it seriously. Also, it never occurred to me that there would be a Wik article on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Isn't Wikipedia's goal to have articles on everything? B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I always thought I used to be a Michigamee (though I have heard Michigander before too). Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Isn't Wikipedia's goal to have articles on everything? B-)This is certainly not true for the German edition of Wikipedia, where deletionists are rampant. Anyway, getting back on topic, I am not so worried about the sauce; what I need to know is how to be sure the skin will be nice and crispy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 This is certainly not true for the German edition of Wikipedia, where deletionists are rampant. Anyway, getting back on topic, I am not so worried about the sauce; what I need to know is how to be sure the skin will be nice and crispy. Spatchcock the goose or gander to expose all of the skin to the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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