Comment on If there was more than one Illinois, would they be called Illinoises or Illinoi?
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The plural of “Quebecois” is spelled the same, but the last syllable is pronounced “kwaz”. So by analogy, the plural of Illinois would be pronounced “ill-in-waz”.
CandleTiger@programming.dev 9 months ago
Yes and for the same reason — they are both French words for groups of people.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You speak like a second Illinois is inevitable. Is there something you know? Hands off Michigan, but Iowa and Wisconsin are fair game
bizzle@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I live in northwestern Illinois, Iowa can keep their independence for their cheap gas but we really should annex Wisconsin for their geography alone.
CandleTiger@programming.dev 9 months ago
I was thinking more like a split into North Illinois and South Illinois. I think we’d have to see South Illinois standing on its own before any mergers with Iowa or Indiana are on the table. Wisconsin or Michigan… I do not see that happening, no.