http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php All comments for New York As A First Language en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:32:49 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15805 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15805 Comments Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:08:39 -0500 <p>Flatiron seems to be troubling for some people (see also Jimbo's post above). A couple of my friends were calling it the Fla-teer-on building for a while.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15804 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15804 Comments Tue, 03 Feb 2004 11:50:37 -0500 <p>What about all the out-of-towners who think that Newark is actually "New York" pronounced with a nooyawk accent.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15803 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15803 Comments Tue, 03 Feb 2004 02:25:21 -0500 <p>and to be totally ignorant... outside of Steve Buscemi who gives two shits about the rest of these people anyway... ;)</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15802 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15802 Comments Tue, 03 Feb 2004 01:07:35 -0500 <p>Wrong NYMag, it's Boo-SKEM-eee. Jeez, the research, the research.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15801 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15801 Comments Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:36:02 -0500 <p>What about Fitty-Cent(instead of 50 cent)?</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15800 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15800 Comments Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:01:25 -0500 <p>what about Lizzie Spiers buzz ... or did last month's NYT article clear that up for anyone who's anyone? "SPY-ERS" instead of "Spears" ... who knew?</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15799 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15799 Comments Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:12:01 -0500 <p>I'll never let my wife live down the day she was reading a listing and blurted out that she wanted to go to someplace near the "Flatterin" building...aka Flatiron</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15798 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15798 Comments Mon, 02 Feb 2004 16:56:14 -0500 <p>and for a second, i read that Pot-diddy. minor detail.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15797 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15797 Comments Mon, 02 Feb 2004 16:45:19 -0500 <p>We learn something new every day!</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15796 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/02/02/new_york_as_a_first_language.php#comment-15796 Comments Mon, 02 Feb 2004 16:41:07 -0500 <p>DA bronx, jen. not, the bronx.</p>