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[edit] "Oakhamist"? or Oakhamian?

I have never heard the term "Oakhamist" used, or seen it in print before. Oakham School had (has?) a school magazine called The Oakhamian and its ex-pupils are called Old Oakhamians [[1]]. This seems a more probable adjective/noun formation (and certainly sounds better). The suffix "-ist" usually indicates that the person performs some action (eg motorist), or job/trade/profession (eg typist, physicist, hypnotist), or is an advocate for, or follower of, a particular belief or teaching (eg socialist), or has a specific trait or tendency (eg purist), or prejudice (eg ageist, sexist). Simply belonging to/living in/coming from a place doesn't seem to fall into any of these categories (although a Wykehamist is an ex-pupil of Wykeham's School, it seems to indicate a follower of Wykeham's teachings). I suppose an enthusiastic promotor of Oakham's virtues and attractions might be called an Oakhamist, but an ordinary inhabitant is surely something else: I'd suggest following the school's example and using "Oakhamian". SiGarb 16:27, 30 December 2005 (UTC)