List of demonyms for U.S. states
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This is a list of terms used to designate the residents of specific U.S. states, including officially recognized names, informal nicknames, and slang terms.
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- ^ United States Government Printing Office Style Manual (2000), §5.23, http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2008_style_manual&docid=f:chapter5.pdf
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l SHG Resources, http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/residentnames/
- ^ William Safire, On Language: Foam Fell on Alabama, New York Times, June 26, 1994. Safire reports that after he used the word "Alabaman" in a column, he received a letter from Vic Gold that said in part, "The natives, I have learned to my sorrow, prefer Alabamian."
- ^ http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861695659/arkansawyer.html
- ^ a b Writers Style Guide, Colorado State University, page 62, accessed January 2, 2009: "The correct name for a person from Colorado is Coloradan (not Coloradoan)."
- ^ a b Ed Quillen, Coloradan or Coloradoan?, The Denver Post, March 18, 2007
- ^ The term Hoosier is the official state designation for a state resident. The term was once considered derogatory, but is now a point of pride for Hoosiers. See the Indiana Historical Bureau article entitled What is a Hoosier? for the origin of the term.
- ^ The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007. New York: World Almanac Books. 2006. ISBN# 978-0-88687-995-2
- ^ Mainiac, Time magazine, Monday, Jun. 20, 1938 (term used in reference to Maine author Kenneth Roberts)
- ^ _____, page 435. Collections, Massachusetts Historical Society. MHS, Boston; 1877. Additional on-line source: Google Books.
- ^ Jones, Thomas, page 465. History of New York During the Revolutionary War, New York Historical Society. Edward Floyd DeLancey, Ed., New York; 1879. Additional on-line source: Google Books.
- ^ *de la Teja, Jesus F. (1997), "The Colonization and Independence of Texas: A Tejano Perspective", in Rodriguez O., Jaime E.; Vincent, Kathryn, Myths, Misdeeds, and Misunderstandings: The Roots of Conflict in U.S.–Mexican Relations, Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., p. 79, ISBN 0842026622
- ^ Kapler, Joseph, Jr. (Spring 2002), On Wisconsin Icons: When You Say 'Wisconsin', What Do You Say?", Wisconsin Historical Society, pp. 18–31, http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/wmh_spring02_kapler.pdf, retrieved on 2009-04-29.
- ^ Foamation: About Us, Foamation, http://www.cheesehead.com/aboutus.asp, retrieved on 2009-04-29.
