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P.G. is not home to Prigonians

The article in January 2nd's Citizen had me wondering if Frank Peebles was trying to present an April Fool's joke in January. The word Prigonian does nothing to suggest the words Prince George but does immediately bring to mind the word prig.

The article in January 2nd's Citizen had me wondering if Frank Peebles was trying to present an April Fool's joke in January. The word Prigonian does nothing to suggest the words Prince George but does immediately bring to mind the word prig.

Anyone who does not understand why this would a horrible choice as a "demonym" needs to look up the meaning of the word prig in the dictionary.

For those who think Prince Georgian or Prince Georger are too cumbersome, a simple PGer would be short and inoffensive.

L. Phillips

Prince George