is a person from Florida identified as a Floridan or a Floridian? I go with the simpler Floridan, since the state's name is not Floridia. But I see Floridian used in print all the time. Seems illogical.
2006-12-27 05:14:36 · 4 answers · asked by Super G 5 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
It is "Floridians".
The reason has to be found in phonetics, not in the straightfordward logical derivation of the word Florida directly resulting from adding the suffix "-n". It is easier to pronounce "-dians" as it is a diptongue, instead of a strong vowel alone. Just think about the amount of words having this ending.
Language has rules deriving from different spheres, not only orthography, but also grammar, phonetics, syntax, etymology...
2006-12-27 08:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Floridian
2006-12-27 14:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by Ya Ya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Floridians
2006-12-27 13:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ purrlvr ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Floridian (that's why the orange juice is called like that).
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2006-12-27 13:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by J.C. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋