"Stuck on the Van Wyck"? New York dialect

Wed Jun 1 01:28:39 UTC 2011

Is it "Van Wick" or "Van Wike" Expressway?
Is it "How-ston" or "Hew-ston" Street?
Is it "Vee-zee" or "Ves-see" Street?

Get the answers from:
"Van Wyck Expressway Also Snarls Pronunciation"  [titles vary]
NYTimes, May 26, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/nyregion/van-wyck-expressway-also-snarls-pronunciation.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=stuck%20van%20vyck&st=cse

Joel

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