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for con_carne from b2: Boston Common does not have an "s" on the end.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) May 24 '10, 14:52

unless you want to sound like a tourist. :)

Also, QUincy (as in Quincy Market) is pronounced "Quinzee".

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I had a manager once who would only say "the fenway" not "fenway park." -- nm - workmanda May 24, 15:21 6
- i love/hate people who add "the" to things - sideways pixie May 24, 15:26 3
  - that's what it is called. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:28 2
    - i'm not talking about that specific example - sideways pixie May 24, 15:29 1
      - oh, I guess I was confused by your response to that example. - loosilu May 24, 15:30
- The Fenway is a neighborhood (I assume you know, but this is for everyone else). -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:23
- (he was from boston.) -- nm - workmanda May 24, 15:21
when you remember that in England, common==park it makes sense to not have the s. -- nm - zork May 24, 15:09
LOL! I *so* badly wanted to say this. - CovingtonCat May 24, 14:59 24
- The one we get here is the "CNN Tower". - Andie May 24, 15:01 23
  - the Intercontinental Hotel used to be called L'Hotel and Americans has so much trouble with that name. Often they'd say The L Hotel. -- nm - zork May 24, 15:18
  - Wow. That's quite the first image result when I just google "cnn tower" -- nm - JaxSean May 24, 15:04 9
    - it definitely involves architecture. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 15:18
    - She should date Tim Tebow. -- nm - David May 24, 15:15 2
      - you mean this chick? -- (link) - Remlik May 24, 15:23
      - then we could talk about which is bigger - tRuMaN May 24, 15:16
    - yowza -- nm - Remlik May 24, 15:13
    - who knew it had such a balcony? -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:11
    - there she is! -- nm - zork May 24, 15:09
    - this post made me search, and I agree. -- nm - tRuMaN May 24, 15:09
    - Whoa! -- nm - CovingtonCat May 24, 15:06
  - I can't think of any DC locations that are frequently mispronounced. I guess the sights are pretty well known. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:02 11
    - The only one that jumps out at me for NYC is Houston St. - Krusty May 24, 15:13 4
      - we also have Spadina Ave. and Spadina House that are pronounced differently. - Andie May 24, 15:22
      - that's a big one. Maybe also Bed Stuy? -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:15 2
        
        Chris Rock helped popularize the right pronounciation of that. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 15:34
        
        Possibly. I guess if you've heard of Peter Stuyvesant than you'd pronounce it right. Otherwise I could see it being said wrong. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 15:21
    - Curious - do DCers say Mass Ave? - CovingtonCat May 24, 15:06 1
      - er, I do. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:10
    - In Chicago it's Soldier Field (not Soldiers Field). -- nm - pmb May 24, 15:05 3
      - there's a Soldiers Field Road in the BOston area (can't remember what exact town). -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:10 2
        
        Allston/Brighton/Watertown, iirc -- nm - CovingtonCat May 24, 15:13 1
        
        that sounds right. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:13

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