You're right. I like Pentaxer... keith whaley
Fred wrote: > > > I've always been partial to "Pentaxian" as it is a combination of > > my camera of choice and my nickname at work. Call us what you > > will; I will always use Pentaxian.... > > I guess that makes sense for you, Christian - <g>. > > However, I much prefer "Pentaxer" to "Pentaxian". To me, the > connotation in English of an ending of "-ian" is of a person that > ~lives~ in a particular place (e.g., Argentinian, Cambodian, > Algerian, etc.), while the ending "-er" connotes a person who ~does~ > something particular (such as ~using~ Pentax gear) (e.g., > photographer, teacher, minister) - we don't say "photographian", but > "photographer". ;-)
