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The debate over what we, as residents of Michigan, are officially called may soon be over.

Headed to Governor Snyder's desk is a package of recently passed bills that modernize¹ the 1913 statue that created the Michigan Historical Commission.

In these bills, the term "Michiganians" has been struck out in favor of "Michigander."

That got Stateside producer Mike Blank thinking maybe it's time for a whole new word to describe us.

Here are his thoughts on the subject:

It may seem trivial, but I don't think it should be a priority for our elected leaders to be making laws about how you or I can describe ourselves as residents of our great state.

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm extremely proud to be from Michigan. However, there is one aspect of being from Michigan which I find quite disconcerting: being called a "Michigander."

There's just something about this particular word that leaves me with a gut² feeling similar to binging on Coney islands. In other words: gross. Plus, I abhor³ geese, particularly the border-hopping type (which shall remain nameless) that turn lawns and parks into a minefield of feces on a regular basis.

So, Governor Snyder and my fellow residents of Michigan, I implore⁵ you all: we need a new moniker we can all be proud of.

This is where it gets difficult. Due to Michigan's syllable⁶ and sound structure, there's not of a lot of linguistic⁷ clay to work with.

There's the other standby – Michiganian. But that's the same number of syllables⁸ as saying, "I'm from Michigan.” (Don't believe me? Go ahead, count it out. I did.)

There's Michiganers, but that rhymes with beginners, and implies a state full of novices⁹.

Michiganities or Michites sounds like a bacteria-laden, Old Testament¹⁰ rock formation.

Michiganist could work, but doesn't roll off the tongue nicely, and could subconsciously¹¹ make folks feel bad for not flossing their teeth regularly.

Michie is kind of nice, sort of friendly, but it also sounds like a derogatory term used by Ohioans. For example, "I was planning on going to Toledo, but it's so close to the state line that the Michie stench of corn, oil, soybeans, and fresh water really affects my asthma¹²."

So, that leaves my personal favorite: Michiganeer! With our nautical¹³ connections, and being comprised of two great peninsulas, it's perfect. And who wouldn't love to go by the hard-working, swashbuckling, salt-of-the-earth term Michiganeer?

I've even come up with a theme song (sung to the melody of the Mickey Mouse Club theme):

M-I-C ... see, told ya we need a new name

H-I-G ... gee⁴, Michigander's a terrible name.

A-N-E-E-R. Michiganeer! (Michiganeer) With a name like that we can finally hold our heads up high...

So come along and join with me to end the Michigander tyranny.

M-I-C-H-I-G-A-N-E-E-R! Michiganeer!

1 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

2 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

3 abhor   

v.憎恶；痛恨

参考例句：

• They abhor all forms of racial discrimination.他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。
• They abhor all the nations who have different ideology and regime.他们仇视所有意识形态和制度与他们不同的国家。

4 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

5 implore   

vt.乞求，恳求，哀求

参考例句：

• I implore you to write. At least tell me you're alive.请给我音讯，让我知道你还活着。
• Please implore someone else's help in a crisis.危险时请向别人求助。

6 syllable   

n.音节；vt.分音节

参考例句：

• You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
• The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

7 linguistic   

adj.语言的，语言学的

参考例句：

• She is pursuing her linguistic researches.她在从事语言学的研究。
• The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence.写作能力是对语言能力的最高形式的测试。

8 syllables   

n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a word with two syllables 双音节单词
• 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓，它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

9 novices   

n.新手( novice的名词复数 )；初学修士（或修女）；（修会等的）初学生；尚未赢过大赛的赛马

参考例句：

• The Russians are such novices in Africa. 在非洲的俄国人简直都是些毫无经验的生手。 来自辞典例句
• Where the primary track all novices, screams everywhere, ha ha good terror. 那里的初级道上全是生手，到处都是尖叫声，哈哈好恐怖的。 来自互联网

10 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

11 subconsciously   

ad.下意识地，潜意识地

参考例句：

• In choosing a partner we are subconsciously assessing their evolutionary fitness to be a mother of children or father provider and protector. 在选择伴侣的时候，我们会在潜意识里衡量对方将来是否会是称职的母亲或者父亲，是否会是合格的一家之主。
• Lao Yang thought as he subconsciously tightened his grasp on the rifle. 他下意识地攥紧枪把想。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

12 asthma   

n.气喘病，哮喘病

参考例句：

• I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
• Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。

13 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。