llf@houxz.UUCP (08/24/83)
A friend from Manhattan pronounces Houston Street 'how-ston'. A friend from Houston (hue-ston) laughs everytime she hears is.
joe@cvl.UUCP (Joseph I. Pallas) (08/25/83)
But the street in Manhattan IS pronounced 'how-ston', as it was named after someone who pronounced his name that way.
rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (08/25/83)
> A friend from Manhattan pronounces Houston Street 'how-ston'. A friend > from Houston (hue-ston) laughs everytime she hears is. That's funny. When we New Yorkers hear someone ask where "Hue-ston Street" is, WE laugh. Rich
jab@ritcv.UUCP (John A Biles) (08/26/83)
It's spelled pronunciation, not pronOunciation. - Al Biles {allegra, seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jab
sullivan@cmcl2.UUCP (08/31/83)
#R:houxz:-43700:cmcl2:7500006:000:196 cmcl2!sullivan Aug 29 08:04:00 1983 Yes, since I am three blocks away from it, I know it is `How-ston', yet it divides the area into two areas called Soho and Noho, which are pronounced `So-hoe' and `No-hoe'. Why, I can't imagine! -- David Sullivan UUCP: ...!floyd!cmcl2!sullivan (212) 460-7287 ARPA: SULLIVAN@NYU
sullivan@cmcl2.UUCP (08/31/83)
#R:houxz:-43700:cmcl2:7500007:000:71 cmcl2!sullivan Aug 31 07:24:00 1983 TRIBECA = TRIangle BElow CAnal street, or the lower part of Manhattan. -- David Sullivan UUCP: ...!floyd!cmcl2!sullivan (212) 460-7287 ARPA: SULLIVAN@NYU
halle1@houxz.UUCP (08/31/83)
Isn't that picking three winners on one ticket at the OTB?
notes@zeppo.UUCP (10/17/83)
#R:houxz:-43700:zeppo:9300007:000:88 zeppo!Anonymous Aug 25 10:13:00 1983 How-ston is correct in New York City only when referring to Houston Street