english only passes in utah

Lynne Murphy lynnem at COGS.SUSX.AC.UK
Wed Nov 8 16:15:53 UTC 2000


>     Utahns also passed Initiative B, forbidding police and prosecutors from
>seizing and selling property involved in a crime in which the owner is not
>involved.
>     Joe Hunter, spokesman for Utahns for Official English, acknowledged the
>campaign had been "somewhat controversial and at times emotional, perhaps

I've never seen the word "Utahns" before.  Is the 'n' syllabic?

Lynne
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