Wrexhamite?
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Wrexhamite is used a lot in the articles here, we always thought the description was Wrexhamian – pronounced to rhyme with Canadian. It sounds better because Wrexhamite has a suggestion of insects – like termites, or just mites. Anybody want to join in a small posting to suggest our editors reconsider their usage of the word?
Wrexhamite / Wrexhamian ??? I’m easy on both.
But if we lived in Paris, then it maybe different ! :D
@davec 2786 wrote:
Wrexhamite is used a lot in the articles here, we always thought the description was Wrexhamian – pronounced to rhyme with Canadian. It sounds better because Wrexhamite has a suggestion of insects – like termites, or just mites. Anybody want to join in a small posting to suggest our editors reconsider their usage of the word?
Noted!! I’ll consult with the editor / inventor of Wrexhamite and see where the discussion takes us. I’m sure there was some rationale for using it, and it has been used a lot :o
The Wrexhamian was the name of the old Grove Park Grammar school magazine, and logic says they would have chosen a name that described them ie pupils/students/people of Wrexham. I may be wrong here, but people often call members of a local community by its name+ites when they aren’t actually a member of that community.
another way is this: if you are a local or if you are describing the good people of wrexham say ‘wrexhamians’ and when you are describing an un-named bunch of local idiots or the particular locals concerned are behaving stupidly then call them ‘wrexhamites’.@KKOB – That’s funny because most Wrexham citizens are dogs…
@angryShopper – “Dolites” works too!
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