Re: Exonyms [Re: English syllable structure]

Padraic Brown scripsit:

> I suspect that leaves the Mainemen holding the bag.
No, Vermonters.  The geographical rule breaks down: people from Maine
are down-Easters.  When a Vermonter calls someone a Yankee, he
means another Vermonter -- who eats pie for breakfast.

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