So what the heck is an Ypsilanti?

[mistrtoad]

Since I'm to become a resident of the Michigan city bearing this odd name beginning early next month and, well, since it's something that I just have to know, being who and what I am, I set out to find out.

According to elizilla, it's a Greek word meaning "can't afford Ann Arbor." We did shop for a lot of houses in the area and, while we determined that

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[shadowriderhope]

[sorry for all the deleted posts - I was trying to get the syntax right on the lj community..]

You should *really* cross post this to ann_arbor_ypsi, they'd love it over there. ;)

And congrats on the house! It'll be so cool to have you living up here! :)

[hotwire7]

Wow. The things I never knew. Thanks!
The story of Ann's Arbor is easier to decode. :-)