“Many nickname” update: Thanks to all who wrote to suggest Richard and Katherine as names that have many nicknames. Roberta “Bobbie” Dreyer of El Cerrito, Calif., sent a long list of nicknames she has been called, and Judy Nelson of Livermore, Calif., sent another long list for her sister Patricia.
Home of the University of Arizona, Tucson is the state’s second-largest city. What is the correct term for a resident of Tucson?
A) Tucsoner
B) Tucsonite
C) Tucsonan
D) Wildcat
Thursday’s answer: A “station wagon” was originally a horse-drawn vehicle that took arriving passengers and their luggage from train stations to their local destinations.
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