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Are You A Native?

Alexa11221, 03 February 2008, 15 comments
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Answer this brief quiz to find out:

1. Do you pronounce Putnam with a short or long U?

2. Do you leave the “H” out of Throop?

3. How do you refer to Marcus Garvey Boulevard?

4. What or where is “T & T?”

5. What was the original name of Malcolm X Boulevard?

Answers in comments please!

I will post the “native” answers on Thursday.

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  1. JAY
    03 February 2008, 11:22 am

    1-short
    2-leave out the h
    3Sumner ave
    4-trini and tobago
    5Reid Ave

    This is cool interactive not sure f i got them all right but it was fun

  2. electricgreek
    03 February 2008, 1:29 pm

    1 Short
    2 I do not leave out the H
    3 Sumner ave
    4 no clue
    5 Reid ave

  3. Monroe Caldars
    03 February 2008, 6:21 pm

    -short
    -we have learned to leave out the h (but subway conductors vary)
    -Sumner?
    -uuuhh, I know now because I cheated
    -Reid….again I cheated

  4. Helen
    03 February 2008, 7:22 pm

    1.long

  5. Helen
    03 February 2008, 7:24 pm

    oops.
    2.without
    3.don’t know
    4. tues. and thurs. undercover sweep the streets for drug dealers.
    5.don’t know

  6. kb
    04 February 2008, 12:41 am

    putenam? wtf?

  7. IRVING
    04 February 2008, 4:49 am

    1-SHORT
    2-LEAVE OUT THE H
    3-SUMNER AVE
    4-T N T PO-PO POLICE STREET SWEEPS
    5-REID AVE

  8. Jas
    04 February 2008, 7:21 am

    1- short
    2- pronounce it as “th”…but switched to t when people looked at me crazy!
    3- Marcus Garvey
    4- No clue
    5- No clue

  9. Newbie2
    04 February 2008, 10:21 am

    I agree with Jay. When will you post the answers?

  10. Bed Stuy Baby
    04 February 2008, 3:43 pm

    1.Putnam-short of course
    2.Troop,forget the H
    3.Sumner Ave.
    4. never sold drugs, so ???
    5.Ried Avenue

  11. JAY
    04 February 2008, 4:33 pm

    thurs they come out cannot wait this was fun

  12. rejin
    04 February 2008, 5:08 pm

    I haven’t been around long enough for those questions, but what is the consensus on Kosciusko? The train conductors say “Koski-ahh-sko”, but it seems like it should be “Koski-you-sko.”

  13. Roberta
    04 February 2008, 5:17 pm

    Don’t you mean PUTMAN? (PUT like put it here, not like putt in golf)

  14. Newbie2
    04 February 2008, 8:44 pm

    Rejin: Like the bridge between Brooklyn and Queens, I have always heard it said say kos-kee-YOU-sko. Some people shorten it to kos-Q-sko

    Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me, Jay. My eyes must be going on me.

  15. Jimmy Legs
    06 February 2008, 4:03 pm

    i didn’t before, but from now on i’m pronouncing it “POOTNum”!

    Kosciusko, that’s a whole nother kettle o fish.

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