I enjoyed this deep dive into why people call themselves Michiganders, via @TheConversationUS Special extra: diagram of using your hands to show where you come from in the Mitten State.

I grew up in Ann Arbor and have always used Michigander. Michiganite was new to me (and in a Federal style manual?).

theconversation.com/michigande…

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Michiganders or Michiganians? A linguist explains why the answer is clear

‘The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a Michigosling,’ the American essayist H.L. Mencken wrote in 1947.

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