[Grammar] Making adjectives of residents of Cities

[Innocent Fairy]

Q. My city name is Karachi. What do you call the residents of this city, either Karachities, Karachean or something else? What is the rule in English in this respect?

 

[aachu]

I think there aren't any hard and fast rules regarding such naming.

Names for people from a certain city - Straight Dope Message Board

What do you call people from...... Maine, Ohio, Nevada? Can we list them all? - Straight Dope Message Board

 

[Raymott]

Q. My city name is Karachi. What do you call the residents of this city, either Karachities, Karachean or something else? What is the rule in English in this respect?

I'd say "Karachiite". (Rhymes with "Shiite")
Here is one example (you can find plenty of others):
http://pkpolitics.com/discuss/topic/how-karachiite-punjabis-are-being-treated-after-the-rise-of-mqm

 

[Tdol]

What is the rule in English in this respect?

I think that we go for the one that sounds best and is easily recognisable, so I would use the same as Raymott.

 

[Innocent Fairy]

And what are the people called who live in flats (irrespective of tenancy or land lordship)?

 

[Innocent Fairy]

And what are the people called who live in flats (irrespective of tenancy or land lordship)?

This question is also waiting to be answered by an expert. I request teachers to have a look at this question too and help me out.

 

[Barb_D]

I'd call them "renters."

 

[Rover_KE]

This question is also waiting to be answered by an expert. I request teachers to have a look at this question too and help me out.

Now you know why it's to your advantage to start a new thread for an unrelated question.

Rover

 

[Innocent Fairy]

Now you know why it's to your advantage to start a new thread for an unrelated question.

Rover

Do you really think that way, sir? I don't think my second question was unrelated that's why I posted in the same thread. But if that is really so, I will post it in a new thread.
Thanks, sir.