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I like it when students point out things in English that I can’t explain; it means they’re paying attention. That said, there are rather more of those in English than I would prefer…

Why is it that people from Afghanistan are Afghani, while people from Pakistan are Pakistani? Shouldn’t there be some sort of reliable policy with regards to -stan?

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