Those who are clueless and more arrogant stuck in their own mind learn slow, or are slow to adapt to the pace, and tire of the hustle and bustle not understanding they don’t get how they mess up the Flow and make it harder for everyone, especially themselves. Every New Yorker who grew up in post 9/11 New York City (and was old enough to remember the day) has had at least one conversation with their peers about where they were. Or maybe a couple words, like "Take Academy. The weather is less shitty, transportation, culture, entertainment, etc etc etc. their response is. Reply reply More replies More replies More replies We say mata. Please concede that "Go Take Academy!" Well, the old Harlem accent definitely sounds like a stereotypical New York accent, but not too many people under age 70 or so still have that. I'm originally from St. ) I don’t feel comfortable using these words for some reason. And you can visit TX whenever you want and binge on that. Native New Yorker here. Let’s say you run into a couple colleagues from another department while at lunch. So for example you might hear a cajun accent or a new york accent and they say things in certain ways, and aave is the same. Being from the west coast I have a "surfer" drawl I can't get a way from. ) - have this accent HARDCORE. There are tons of New York accents in different parts of the city, not just the stereotypical one used to mimic New York/New Jersey on TV that people sometimes refer to as a Brooklyn accent. What us New Yorkers mean when we say that is we are spoiled. sometimes i forget a word, or struggle to remember one quick enough. " The full name would almost never be used in conversation. it just can't Real New Yorkers don’t constantly have to remind people where they live, or where they’re from. Enjoyed city life in Ohio and New York, but also appreciated suburban and rural life and wild spaces. Gotta admit, it just doesn't work without her. Hillsboro is Hillburuh. I have never heard Korean people say nigga more than the summer I spent with my cousins in Atlanta. And I must admit, we definitely have a unique accent that results in the pronunciation of New York slang words in creative ways. Then built another empire in New York. Reply reply More replies May 27, 2022 · A new study used data from national surveys to come up with a list of 13 words New Yorkers say differently than other Americans. When I lived in Houston Mexicans said it for years. Mar 3, 2023 · What Words do New Yorkers Say Weird? I’ve lived in the city for 30+ years. Dec 15, 2014 · In LA, the standard is to refer to distance in minutes, not even miles. It’s a filler word for “bro” “G” “homie” “that person” etc. Then I think sometime in the 2000s with the proliferation of lowest common denominator cooking shows with hosts trying to be funny and self-deprecating, everyone started a weird and silly over the top 'wooster-sheer-shyre' pronunciation, and since then a whole generation of Americans has grown up with this They're homophones in the same way that two and too are and context makes it clear which word is being used. Brooklyn, meanwhile, just say BROOKLYN, because they always have to mention it. For example no New Yorker will say RFK Bridge (it’s the Triboro), the Ed Koch bridge (queensborough or 59th st. Some use the term Nuyorican as a self descriptor while others still find that derogatory. If you need an extra voice though, happy I can't tell what it is but some of us say things in such a lazy way that I understand why people think we sound ignorant and simultaneously charming. Western New Yorkers sound more like Southern Canadians than new yorkers. Mexicans are not “white” so in general they get a “pass” But my thing is the older Mexican dudes who say they don’t like when Edgar’s say it. true. Cue laughter from Americans in the shop and a very awkward time for my mum. Not because he’s using Yiddish phrases, but because he intentionally pissed that woman off when she asked him not to. 24 votes, 11 comments. So then you just kind of mumble your way through the situation for the rest of your life. I want to say things like "not for nuthin" or "skip tha elevata, we'll take thestaaaes" or "there's no room in the paaaaking lot" or "how is yous twos doing?". If I know there are from outside New York, I do New York, Manhattan, Washington Heights. Water and coffee are the only words people point out to me as saying I sound like a New Yorker. I claimed that I don't like the New York sound, and that it wasn't as good as everybody said it was. 59M subscribers in the funny community. I just started college here and I've found that a lot of native New Yorkers say stuff like "Come through to the party," "I'm free right now, come through," or even when catcalling, some guys seem to say "Ey baby come through!" It sounds absolutely bizarre to me, being from CT. What you need to do is not listen to any of the people in these comments you can tell by the way the word their opinions they aren't originally from New York. 2. In one clip where she’s getting interviewed, the interviewer asks her “What’s something real New Yorkers say” and she basically fake lunges at the camera, flips the camera off and says “fuck you!”, it’s pretty painful to watch. subway” post a few days ago, us New Yorkers are really bad at choosing one word for something Reply reply throwawayzies1234567 Both culturally and geographically these groupings are weird and are highlighting things New Yorkers wouldn’t. More than 4,600 New Yorkers moved from New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn) or Queens County (Queens) to the five-county Philadelphia area in 2019 and 2020, according to census data. As if "fixin' to" isn't enough, we will say it "fixinduh. It's just saying the word to it's most extreme meaning and you can tell by the way you say it. New York is kind of a hodgepodge of accents with ranging from Mid-atlantic, New England, Apalacian in the more real parts, and Mid-western. Southern Living is suhthun livin'. Emma Green outright asked the “people’s cdc” what measures would be enough to achieve their goal. As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. you only get like 4% of the nyc experience if you It’s generally non native New Yorkers who love to jump at an opportunity to share their knowledge about the subway/city. (context. I have seen people come to aid others in time of need that would generally not interact with each other at all. but I'm not sure if it's because New York is the pinnacle of US city planning but everything about it makes me sick, including its residents. Still kept a presence and enjoyed Ohio. It's simply about being italian. Apr 14, 2022 · Well, since I’m a local New Yorker I personally don’t think we say anything weird. So it's actually dialect with rules and is not in any way a weird way of speaking. Went back to Buffalo for 2 years. New York is pushy. “Did y’all already eat? We’re just sitting down, join us. Look for a few shibboleths, and people will get it. A Staten Island accent is very different than a New York accent lol. New York has no chill, but SF has so much chill that it's conflict avoidant. Joint is an old word: it dates back to the 1200s and referred initially to the point where two bones meet. Yeah, we have stereotypes, but yeah we also evolved from 1800's salvatore giuliano. Especially coming from New York, it’s no big deal to use yiddishisms. Mar 5, 2024 · New Yorkers use the word "brolic" to describe someone who is muscular or buff. For example, Central New York is it’s own distinct region, most of what you have labeled as Western New York should be considered the Finger Lakes region while west of that should be Western New York. I feel like you guys PURPOSELY mispronounce words and purposely force a way of speaking because you think it’s “New York” but Yeha very different than what I would consider a New York accent - I am born and raised here - way older than you and have always lived here so I’m speaking from my experience That is a false dichotomy. Edit: Because 'real New Yorkers' are most often a 'live and let live' bunch, r/AskNYC often gives a false impression of the importance of 'proper' behavior to us. We are many things at once. In the south, you have to learn the words and phrases that should be nice but are actually mean and insulting. Whether you’re homeless or a millionaire or somewhere in between, everyone rubs shoulders on New York’s subways, busses and ferries. I can't stand the "jawn" thing as its used, interestingly enough I found this: According to linguists, jawn comes ultimately from the word joint via New York City. I've lived here since 95 and am basically a native except not being born here but the complete disregard or straight up vitriol for any other culture (read: accent), even ones within the US, coming out with only the slightest prodding is absolutely astounding and all the more reason I can't stand this state sometimes. Fat Joe is a great example of this. g. Since I'm a New Yorker, I thought everyone my age remembered it. In all, new transplants from Manhattan and Brooklyn alone brought $455 million in annual income to the five-county region over those two years. New Yorkers will stubbornly refuse to refer to anything by its new name until a certain amount of time has passed. A mom across from me immediately offered us a baby wipe and another lady led me away from the drunk to the opposite side of the car where she used her water bottle and the baby wipe to help rinse and blot the "juice" out of my clothes. Ok so obviously I am not in NYC but these comments saying “it happens all the time in NYC” just are not getting it. Hey, also a former Houstonian now New Yorker. They will claim is dirty (Not completely false , but they act like the city is all over flooded with trash ) They claim the subway is terrible , yet not many cities in the world have subway lines extending through every corner of the city. By answering about 20 questions on how you pronounce different words, the quiz will be able to guess where your accent/dialect is from, and compares it to the rest of the United States. ) 31 votes, 69 comments. I don't recall any explanation for the pronunciation drift, if there was one. Also, full disclosure, not everyone in New York will say things exactly the same. Then you eventually learn the correct pronunciation is yee-ro. Now in LA, a block can be like half a mile so it took me a minute to appreciate that New York had standard sizes. I'm a native NYer but lived in SF for 7 years) Y’all isn’t singular but it’s more an immediate group. Yes I understand what rap beef is. Theater is the-a-ter. technology; tech. Jersey (Jerzee) Please, please, please, and I seriously mean please, do not ever, under any sort of circumstance come up to me and say “Joisey. The only thing better in Houston is the Tex Mex. Almost every corner. Worry about sounding Midwestern first, then add accents. “These people who are lost will definitely see me as a seasoned New Yorker that knows the city like the back of my hand. Remember: true New Yorkers don't really have 'rules' about appropriate dress and language. Louisans are far more standoffish and mean. 44 votes, 122 comments. As someone raised outside of New York, I was so confused the first few times I heard it. Whenever I see or hear particular words, I feel weirded out by them and get this weird shock feeling in my body. People who spend more time in a city understand collective dynamics of sharing space and needing to keep moving and not create roadblocks. We generally say Wih-Sconsin (or scansin), with the second syllable as an audible “sconce” sound. Hag/haggard, as in "that party was so hag!" or "Man, I was so haggarded last night". there is so much history, food, culture etc with the other boroughs so to say “you don’t go above 14th st” or you don’t leave manhattan is really so lame. I would rate New York style higher than frozen pizza but I wouldn't even called chicago's styles (deep dish lr tavern) pizzas. People say things the way they want. Why, because they saw a fellow New Yorker that needed help. When I was about five years old and on holiday to New York with my family, I asked (loudly) if I could get a rubber from the gift shop of the Statue of Liberty. its like comparing New York bagels to anywhere elseyou go to another state and try their chinese. sometimes i struggle to say a word (god 16 votes, 15 comments. They’ll say WISS-Consin. They both first appeared in recorded use during the latter half of the 1600s in English poetry and plays. SF is flaky. Stay straight or stay the fuck away, or their will be problems. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Any language is acceptable. Period. I was talking about the deep dish style wich wouldn't even be considered pizza in italy just some sort of Torta Salata. I sympathise. I haven't seen the amount of respect that regular New Yorkers have for the authority, the NYPD and the Fire Department (I'm assuming this is a post-911 thing). I thought it was all parody, too, until I met and began working with folks from the area. So, if want to sound like a “real New Yorker” here is a list of common words and how we pronounce them using NYC slang. The first words I said to my friend were, "And they say New Yorkers are rude. "Brolic" is ranked the number one most hated slang word in New York City, according to Wordtips. At some point they either get with the program or don’t. Listen to a celebrity or out of stater say Wisconsin. I feel like this is a good time to make a plug for the New York Times Accent/Dialect Quiz, since this is one of the questions. The a in both became longer, resulting in ain't and hain't. 43M subscribers in the AskReddit community. New Yorkers will tell you something that's true. " Means "get the fuck out of my way. It happens all the time in NYC, yet we’ve never seen an influx of videos in the aftermath. If he were somewhere south or the Midwest today he’d be side-eyed. New Yorkers say jye-ro. New Yorkers are very helpful but not friendly to random people, to maintain privacy in the face of sharing the city with 12 million people. Between this and the “train vs. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that If I know there are from New York, neighborhood. I remember an article in Texas Monthly magazine from 30 years ago that said Sam Houston said his name house-ton, just like the streets in New York and London. It would sound weird to say “I’m a The New York Times best-selling author. I would say that these cities were once colonized by specific groups of people back in their early days, for example, the Boston Mass accent is derived from the original Irish settlers that moved to Boston, New York was settled by Italian immigrants etc. The tavern style tough doesn't look like pizza either. I'm serious they start saying it in every sentence they say, like we get it you moved here and you trying to blend in Bring on The L Word: New York! With the franchise being back in the capable hands of Ilene Chaiken, only good things can happen! Hope to see some of of the original L Word actors that were missing in the GenQ series and a return to an emphasis on WLW relationships. A lot of Muslim religious leaders in Bangladesh discourage the usage of the Bengali word for beef which is "mangsho". In reality, if that school were in Texas, we'd just naturally abbreviate the name to Onda or Take. Upstate NY - especially in Westchester County, directly north of NYC (Yonkers, e. " Odd. Or, if the government were willing to follow China’s longtime strategy, we could lock down whole cities, confine children at their boarding schools for months at a time, and forcibly send people to state-run quarantine facilities. I hate it and I grew up associating “y’all” with hicks and I will say anything in the English language EXCEPT that. Mar 7, 2016 · 11. I think you mean things were drunk and over-the-top, but you know, I really do not know. " Though in New York, "excuse me. The difference is that extenuating circumstances force a new measuring stick. Meanwhile LA wants to hobknob and kiss each others’ asses, but if shit ever went down, they cleaning their hands and distancing themselves. People who are from here put the emphasis on a different syllable than people who aren’t. ” 12. I don’t give a fuck if they say “the n word”. “I don’t give a fuck. Mar 12, 2018 · “fuck u/spez” “u/spez is complicit in the coverup” “u/spez supports child rape”. LOL. . It makes them feel good, and makes them feel like they are a real New Yorker. Louis. It seems like a lot of the capital letters are coming after a carriage return. Chocolate (Chawcolate) The only thing I can say is it sounds a lot better than saying “chakolate. Some people ID as Taino where the more scholarly might say Arawak(en). The "standard" dialect if there's such a thing is what you hear on news broadcasts and what you hear most TV/movies and that's what I recommend using if Funny enough I think I read somewhere that the former pronunciation is actually the "correct" one but because former governor Mario Cuomo pronounced his name the latter, a lot of older New Yorkers will pronounce "Mario" the latter way, and older New Yorkers teach their kids how to talk, and now here I am saying Mario the "wrong" way (For reference, the West End line is the route of the former Brooklyn, Bath, and Coney Island RR, the Sea Beach line is the former New York and Sea Beach RR, and the Brighton line was the Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway. New Yorkers made me feel like they all love each other. They're new yorkers who need a trope to get some. I never claimed that New York wasn't technically the birthplace of Hip-Hop. This could very well be a new situation, though, given the remarkable drop in crime in NYC since the 1990s. For example it’s blatantly obvious to me that Jay-Z is from Brooklyn. ) Most of them wrong. No, it’s because New York was the first city in the world to have a subway running around the clock. ” They tell you their department is getting a new dress code. Reddit's largest humor depository But being a weirdo, somebody calling you weird in an offensive way is like, we already weird, but that guy actually weird. Emphasis on WAS. sometimes there isn’t a word or phrase that expresses what i want to say, or doesn’t do it in an equally satisfying way. Every time I meet somebody from new york, and you can tell they're in New Yorker, I tell him I'm from Buffalo and they laugh at me and call me canadian. How did this phrase come to be? For logophiles, whether you tend toward pleonasm or perspicacious thrift. I honestly love the unique accents, idioms and colloquialisms of new yorkers. But also Kholla. Tbh I haven't really visited much of New York West of the capital region, so im not well versed in say the difference between a Rochester and Buffalo accents or say the differences of being near Anglo or Franco Canada are. . If they are picking up what I’m putting down and truly feel me thru my music. I say “you guys”, and unfortunately now I find myself wondering if I’m offending anyone in the LGBQT community when I say that. ” Hmm, interesting, that sounds logical. Words include: Buddha, feet, tablet, lens, bracelet, towelette, product, proanything that is abbreviated from a bigger word as well (e. Because we both know NYC is way past its prime. We asked our followers to name NYC slang terms that no one else understands…and here are the answers! Oh yeah, I grew up in the south and lived in NYC for a few years. 2K votes, 322 comments. Y'all keep tryna to push this weird and false ass narrative that only New Yorkers let anybody say the N word when the last time I was in Texas it was Asians and Mexicans letting nigga fly freely. $1 pizza. One word. I also see that Bronx, Queens, and Staten Islanders do the same order. We will eventually change. The second phrase sound mad weird to me. Idk how to explain it but you need the says. It's like saying stay vigilant, they moving funny. Built an empire. Reggaeton/Latin Trap have there own reasons of the “n” word. Harlem people also say Harlem like they are a big deal. edited to add: i see by your title you don’t live in new york so of course you don’t get the significance of the other boroughs. ). It’s everywhere. Suggested topics are new words, expressions, neologisms, neoterisms, sniglets, odd usages, reanimated words, words you never knew existed, words you wish existed, or even words you would like expurgated from the space-time continuum. In most of the cases that I found this year, the use of AI was so unhelpful that it made their papers worse. The two words are used synonymously in some dialects, and in others the word hain't has undergone h-loss, resulting in the two words being the same. Besides those words, people would never guess New York. When you are writing the name of the newspaper in a sentence, like "I was reading the New York Times," is it "the New York… So in English, the New York accent is very distinguishable and people love hearing New Yorkers say words like “coffee” (they pronounce it like “cawfee”) Which language/ dialect is like that in China, where if you hear it people would be like “oooo, say this word!” I’m from the south. I was 5 when it happened and the first time I met someone my age who didn't remember it, I was shocked. So you say that, and then everyone looks at you funny. If you go full "New York," it'll never work. That said, some New Yorkers do say sauce and source differently, because some New Yorkers have rhotic (r-retaining) accents. I think that explains the capitals, but now we need to explain the random carriage returns! It’s hilarious how selectively quotes this article is. Me and my other son from Harlem would say “Rock, Paper, Scissors, SAYS, shoot”. The other folks was baffled cause they only say, “Rock, Paper, Scissors, shoot”. If you study what they call aave, or the old fashioned term ebonics, the rules for how they create words are consistent. She’s ridiculous. New York City had 290 homicides in 2017 across its population of 8+ million. 45M subscribers in the AskReddit community. When I was in college, me and my sons would play rock paper scissors to do some random shit. New York is better, not even a close comparison. After going back and forth, guy on the phone tells him to "Suck his dick". People will claim is unsafe , even though NYC is safer than almost every other city within the US, statistically speaking. long answer: most definitely, there’s loads of reasons i use a random spanish word when speaking in english. The word is a signifier of many things in some places, and in other places just one thing. Moved to Phoenix been here about 20 years. (Explanation: in the UK, ‘rubber’ is a word for a pencil eraser (for rubbing things out). She’s been doing the whole “tiny New Yorkers” schtick on & off for a while, I think she thinks it gives her street cred or something. New Yorkers are a particular kind of low-key brusque, but St. Though your response to what they say is a polite way of saying "fuck off. When I first moved to the States, I always heard it pronounced 'wus-ter-sher'. NYers ARE rude by the most common measures. New York and New Yorkers disgust me Ok, I'm not a huge fan of USA city planning or Americans generally but I can make lots of exceptions on places like Chicago, Miami, San Francisco etc. JFK is not called Idlewild anymore. these original accents of settlers are what the ones we hear today are derived from, it is Started off in a rural area. At any given moment, SFers will tell you something that's nice. In New York Puerto Ricans said it for years. That guy is an asshole. " Diabetes is dia-beat-us. I happened to be watching an interview on VladTV where a guy described a situation where he got into it on the phone with a guy. New Yorkers will and do stand up for each other and call wrong when they see it. >"But, if you are writing something like “I’m a New York Times best-selling author,” you leave out the word “the” from the name. There’s a pause between the S and C, and the C is audible. " The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes. r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions. I think her software is assuming that a new line means a new sentence, so it gets a capital letter. I suspected only 3 people this year after a dozen last Spring. Feb 12, 2024 · New Yorkers definitely have their own way of speaking, with phrases and words that are more than likely not understood by visitors or in other cities. “Do all y’all have to wears ties every day now?” I’ve heard many New Yorkers say “are you on line” or “let’s get on line”. This thread is something else. Posted by u/SassyTeacupPrincess - 12 votes and 59 comments New Yorkers realize we all together and have each others backs when it matters, but don’t care about our image. " Just threaten them that if you suspect AI they have to give an oral defense. ” Just leave it out. Also, words like “spiel” and “chutzpah” have become standard in American English all over the country. (Interior B New Yorkers have very specific identification where if someone is, for example, Puerto Rican, they are very specifically a New York Puerto Rican. New York italians are a breed of their own and to be honest, calling yourself more italian than italians when you're not italianis the dumbest thing. In New York City, it seemed that everything was “6 blocks” away or something. Ignoring service workers is rude, but New Yorkers also have to consider the 20 other people in line and be respectful of their time. 11. If you ask any big or popular rapper how they feel about white people saying “the n word”. There is so much here concentrated within such a small area, and it’s all accessible to everyone. However, here are some words and New York phrases that we definitely pronounce a little differently than the rest of the country. Literally no one bats an eye if someone like him were to say it in New York City and surrounding areas. Use both deli and bodega almost equally. And both cities have complex relationships with transplants. (emphasis on kh like you're clearing the throat and LL) Not NYC related but to the usage of another word in the language. Been happening for 30 years now. One commenter simply wrote “u/SPEZ IS A CUCK,” in bold type, a hundred and ten times in a row You're quite an interesting phenomenon, I'll give you that. You’re making the right decision. I definitely think there’s a “New York blaccent”, you just know it when you hear it. tl xd kw xz vx vd wj wh ra qv