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Old 05-17-2008, 08:55 AM
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OK....once and for all I need to know.....is it ARUBAN or ARUBIAN?



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Old 05-17-2008, 11:10 AM
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I think it depends on who you talk to on the island.
I've heard both.

Either way, it's paradise.

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Old 05-17-2008, 11:30 AM
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Both are used
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Old 05-17-2008, 06:37 PM
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It's definitively Aruban. Some people use Arubian but that's no good...
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Old 05-17-2008, 09:43 PM
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From now on, I will use Aruban!

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Old 05-18-2008, 01:05 AM
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Rob- I have always said Aruban, but just to be sure I looked it up on wikipedia. It is Aruban
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Old 05-18-2008, 07:37 AM
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Rob- I have always said Aruban, but just to be sure I looked it up on wikipedia. It is Aruban
I think it's official....but we'll wait for Arubalisa (AKA the Aruba Encyclopedia) to make it final.

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Old 05-18-2008, 09:15 AM
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I did not comment because I have never been given a definitive answer.

Either way, most peope I think would know who you are referring to. Whether or not which was proper or whether one would be insulted by use of the other term, I suppose is up to discussion.

Cecile, imho , "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit", is a good source of random info, but I think others would agree, that with anyone being able to edit it and say whatever they wish, you could write Aruban and I could write Arubian and well, you get the idea.
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Old 05-18-2008, 09:51 AM
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i don't think it is a secret that all arubans are educated.

the term that i often wonder about is "locals". here in waterville maine, the folks HATE the term locals.

wondering how aruban residents feel about sometimes being referred to as locals?

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I think it depends on who you talk to on the island.
I've heard both.
(shhh... between you and I, the more, shall I say, educated residents use Aruban).

Either way, it's paradise.

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Old 05-18-2008, 11:40 AM
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Andrea,I was about to say the same thing,that the Aruban people are very educated
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