In a post yesterday, I said I preferred “Utahn” to “Utahan,” “Alabaman” to “Alabamian” — and definitely “Michigander” to “Michiganian.” All are acceptable identifiers; all are legit.

Well, I’ve heard from many readers in the State of Alabama, and they say, without a doubt, that “Alabamian” is it. And, like a good federalist, I’ll defer to the locals.

By the way, do you remember an old Groucho Marx line? Why is it easier to get the ivory from the elephant in Alabama? Because there, the Tuscaloosa.

You think that’s bad. In Impromptus today, I mention the Franck Sonata (i.e., the violin sonata by César Franck). A reader has written, “That piece is the Ol’ Blue Eyes of the violin repertoire” — Franck Sonata / Frank Sinatra.

Listen, that’s a lot better than the hate mail (of which there is blessedly little). (Please don’t interpret that as a challenge.)