Tube? (was: Re: Subway!)

[Peter A. McGraw]

During my years in New York I don't recall hearing anyone call the city
subway system "the tube," but I did learn that what is today the PATH
system connecting NYC and New Jersey used to be called "The Hudson Tubes."
I don't know whether this system was referred to colloquially as "the
tube," or "the tubes," at that time.

Peter Mc.



--On Fri, Jun 9, 2000 7:59 PM +0100 "Aaron E. Drews" <aaron at LING.ED.AC.UK>
wrote:

> In fact, my in-laws have
> mentioned taking the tube in New York.



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                               Peter A. McGraw
                   Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
                            pmcgraw at linfield.edu