I must be having a hard day or something...since I'm getting nit-picky.

I assume one of the archaeological sites the writer visited was Tulum, not Tulun.

The indigenous people of the Yucatan are the Maya, not the Mayans.

I doubt the Maya had mud baths with fruit additives in a heated O2 chamber.

i think your hot tub is a Good place for you after work today. tim

Well.......it would be if it weren't so blasted COLD up here on the tundra. I refuse to use the thing below 20 degrees.

Maya is correct, but when you use the adjective in front of the noun, is 'Mayan,' therefore, the 'Mayan people,' the 'Mayan calendar,' etc.

They did screw up on Tulum, though! Evidently they need better proofreaders!

Fran in NY

: Maya is correct, but when you use the adjective in front of the
: noun, is 'Mayan,' therefore, the 'Mayan people,' the 'Mayan
: calendar,' etc.

Fran, I think that was the case awhile ago, but the prevailing wisdom appears to use "Maya" as both noun and adjective these days.

Perhaps either is technically correct?

Dave

I was just kind of thinking aloud since I know that I have heard it and seen it (Mayan) many times also. No argument started at all--it's always good to learn something new!

Fran in NY

Yeah...I was having a grumpy, nit-picky day. Really, I've also heard "Mayan" used extensively, but the prevailing usage these days at least is Maya. Therefore the area to the south of Cancun as far as Tulum is known as the "Riviera Maya", not the "Mayan Riviera", although again, I see it both ways constantly. The only exception currently is in reference to the language of the Maya. That is commonly called "Mayan".

But Fran...you can call it anything you want and I'm totally fine with it!
Newspapers, however, should get it right.

newspapers should get it right! I freak out watching TV shows when actors make mistakes (e.g., between you and I instead of between you and me)and I often wonder if it is the actors slipping up or the writers! But I have no familiarity with the language of the Maya--until now, anyway!

Thanks!

Fran in NY