OT: Where New York is

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/2/2010 09:45 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>My wife's New York accent is rather more "typical" than mine (though she
>doesn't say "boid" either). When she was living in a small town in
>Tennessee, some people thought she was from "across the water."  (And no,
>smart guys, they knew where New York is.)

Across the Hudson?  As in the map on my wall.

Joel

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