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Demonyms: Why People from North Carolina Are Called Tar Heels. 'Healthy' Versus 'Healthful.' Sussies 3!

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Sussis emily from the greater pittsburg area, submitted a question about names for people from different places. She grew up in east liverpool, ohio, and one of her college professors referred to people from her town as east liverpublians. Demonims are nouns used to denote a person who inhabits or is native to a particular place. You may also hear demonims red to as denizen names, denizen meaning an inhabitant or residant of a certain place.

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