• Exciting news! With our new Ad-Free Premium Subscription you can enjoy a distraction-free browsing experience while supporting our site's growth. Without ads, you have less distractions and enjoy faster page load times. Upgrade is optional. Find out more here, and enjoy ad-free learning with us!

Winsconsiner??

Status
Not open for further replies.
B

bieasy

Senior Member
Joined
May 30, 2007
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
French
Home Country
Belgium
Current Location
Brazil
Hi,

How do you call an inhabitant of Wisconsin?
 
oregeezer

oregeezer

Member
Joined
Nov 24, 2007
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
Thailand
Wisconsonite would be more usual. Their nickname is "Badgers".
 
B

bieasy

Senior Member
Joined
May 30, 2007
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
French
Home Country
Belgium
Current Location
Brazil
oregeezer said:
Wisconsonite would be more usual. Their nickname is "Badgers".
Click to expand...

Shouldn't it be "Wisconsinite" instead of "Wisconsonite "? (that's what the correctos says)
 
S

susiedqq

Key Member
Joined
Jan 14, 2008
Member Type
Academic
Native Language
English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Cheeseheads!!

:lol:
 
B

bieasy

Senior Member
Joined
May 30, 2007
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
French
Home Country
Belgium
Current Location
Brazil
I still don't understand why they are called "badgers". It's not pejorative, is it?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Latest posts

Top