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Re:Why People from Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchester... by nxc18 on Sunday July 09, 2017 @12:40PM (#14730542)
I'm from Manchester but I don't think I've ever heard Mancunian in usage, although I'm fairly certain at least in NH that demonyms are really not culturally significant outside of the national ones. NH isn't easily demonymed, which probably contributes.

Maybe the rules are just different in the US.

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Re:Why People from Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchester... by randomblast on Sunday July 09, 2017 @12:47PM (#14730582)
You're not from the Manchester to which the article refers. Here, we are definitely Mancunian.
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Re:Why People from Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchester... by wyldfire on Sunday July 09, 2017 @12:49PM (#14730591)
Yes, the demonym for Manchester, NH is not the same as the Manchester in England. It's 'Manchesterite' in NH.
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