Argentine or Argentinian/Aregentinean

[Joel S. Berson]

Although an exact parallel would be, I guess, Argentina vs.
Argentine, I have been struck by the banishment of the adjectival
form from newspaper headlines.  I am eagerly awaiting the day I read
an 18th century newspaper, which I read frequently, and in which time
the Turks did such things, to see a headline (but they didn't use
headlines then) reading

      Turkey Army invades Persia

Joel

At 6/1/2006 12:04 PM, you wrote:
>Here are three sources on the subject:
>
>Bryan Garner's "Modern American Usage" says, "These terms are
>essentially interchangeable in practice, but it would be convenient
>for writers and editors to distinguish between them. _Argentine_
>should be used primarily as an adjective meaning "of or relating to
>Argentina." _Argentinian_ should be used primarily as a noun meaning
>"a citizen of Argentina." For purposes of differentiation, it's worth
>promoting that distinction." Garner is ever the prescriptivist.
>
>A galley of the new edition of Paul Dickson's "Labels for Locals" say
>"_Argentine_, but the term _Argentinian_ commonly finds its way into
>print."
>
>The New Oxford American Dictionary has both as noun and adjective
>with no stated preference.
>
>Grant Barrett
>gbarrett at worldnewyork.org
>http://www.doubletongued.org/
>
>
>On May 31, 2006, at 17:19, Sallie Lemons wrote:
>
>>We've been having an ongoing debate here at work. Thought this was
>>the place to have it settled. Are people Argentine and things
>>Argentinian or is it the other way around? If the terms are
>>interchangeable, is one more preferred than the other?
>>
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