Comments on: Whats the official noun for a person from Massachusetts? http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/ 01243.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:34:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ghouly05 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-233 ghouly05 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:43:18 +0000 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/#comment-233 Massachusettsian The English language uses several models to create demonyms. The most common is to add a suffix to the end of the location's name, slightly modified in some instances. These may be modelled after Late Latin, Semitic or Germanic suffixes, such as ...-ian (Brazil → Brazilian, Toronto → Torontonian, Paris → Parisian, Phoenix → Phoenician Massachusettsian

The English language uses several models to create demonyms. The most common is to add a suffix to the end of the location’s name, slightly modified in some instances. These may be modelled after Late Latin, Semitic or Germanic suffixes, such as …-ian (Brazil → Brazilian, Toronto → Torontonian, Paris → Parisian, Phoenix → Phoenician

]]> By: the_madrussian http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-232 the_madrussian Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:38:03 +0000 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/#comment-232 These are called "demonyms", or adjectival forms. The demonym of Massachusetts is actually "Bay Stater". These are called “demonyms”, or adjectival forms.

The demonym of Massachusetts is actually “Bay Stater”.

]]> By: silly 123 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-231 silly 123 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:26:51 +0000 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/#comment-231 A masshole... hehe jk A masshole…

hehe jk

]]> By: boogity88jr http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-230 boogity88jr Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:46:09 +0000 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/#comment-230 A Bay Stater A Bay Stater

]]> By: Pri. http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Pri. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:58:44 +0000 http://01243.com/blog/whats-the-official-noun-for-a-person-from-massachusetts/#comment-229 bostonian. duh. i'm from mass. bostonian. duh.
i’m from mass.

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