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ProblemCh1ld

There's a program on TV called Hawaii Life.

Shouldn't it really be called Hawaiian Life?  Even the bread is called Hawaiian Bread, not Hawaii bread. 

Posted - January 14, 2018
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  • 46117
    I was just going to say the same thing, when I read the question.  LOL

    I guess it is like saying Chicago life rather than Chicagoan life?

    I don't know.  
      January 14, 2018 2:32 PM MST
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  • 2465
    Sharon, I don't know the answer to the question either. Lol
      January 14, 2018 2:37 PM MST
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  • 44600
    Actually it would be 'Hawai'ian life
      January 14, 2018 2:42 PM MST
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  • 5354
    But Hawaiian skirts are often called Hawaii Skirts.
      January 14, 2018 2:49 PM MST
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  • 2465
    I've never heard anyone call them Hawaii skirts. 

    If you ever go to a bar, order a Blue Hawaiian, not a Blue Hawaii. Lmao
      January 14, 2018 8:27 PM MST
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  • 5354
    Try googling it. Ok the web is not the Grammar HQ but it shows usage
      January 15, 2018 12:37 AM MST
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  • 17592
    No.  It is proper either way. Context rules.
      January 14, 2018 2:59 PM MST
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  • 2052
    Sorry I can't help you.  I'm still stuck on pleaded vs. pled.
    I believe the correct usage should be "he pled guilty."  I don't care if it is a "weak verb"  I think it sounds better than "he pleaded guilty." (this grinds against my senses) 



    Garner states that "The best course is to treat plead as a weak verb, so that the correct past tense, as well as past participle, is pleaded." He goes on to say that pled and plead are alternative past- tense forms with "some standing" in American English (and that "pled" is a common variant in legal usage).
      January 14, 2018 3:18 PM MST
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  • 2052
    Now that I think about it, Yes, you are correct.  Hawaii is a place Hawaiian is something from Hawaii. 
    Sorry, I was momentarily sidetracked with the pled vs. pleaded.  It will always be a sticking point.      This post was edited by Sunshine at January 14, 2018 8:18 PM MST
      January 14, 2018 3:19 PM MST
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  • 2465
    You're so funny. I was wondering where the "pled/pleaded" came from. Lol

    PS - (I use "pled" also)


    This post was edited by ProblemCh1ld at January 14, 2018 8:28 PM MST
      January 14, 2018 8:21 PM MST
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  • 373
    Maybe. There is so much bad grammar and spelling these days.
      January 19, 2018 11:40 AM MST
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