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Millions of uneasy New York tourists now have a definitive list that features the proper way to pronounce Houston.
The obvious is still silent.
WNYC (h/t Digg) dropped quite the clever audio tour of New York cities, boroughs and various landmarks, taking the guesswork out of any uttered phrases.
The website explains, "Kosciuszko. Spuyten Duyvil. Gansevoort. New York is full of tongue-twisting names. Let WNYC's hosts set you straight on how to talk like a local in this audio tour."
And that is essentially what you get when you start on its brief tour. A pigeon rocking headphones advises the use of sound when traipsing on down these virtual streets.
Every click from there delivers an adorable image with a familiar voice stating the proper way to say Houston Street, Moonachie, Kosciuszko Bridge or myriad others.
What's more is that each phrase utilizes familiar voices from the WNYC lineup, such as Amy Eddings (All Things Considered), Soterios Johnson (Morning Edition), Richard Hake and Brian Lehrer who explains the intricacies of the peculiarly precarious DeKalb Avenue.
New York is a huge place, yielding equally expansive people and culture. Walk down a street for any amount of time and you are bound to happen upon a name that looms like a crack in the sidewalk, posing a potential pratfall to the tourist brave enough to sound it out.
Thanks to WNYC, we can now hold our head high and act like the locals, shouting the proper pronunciation of Stuyvesant from the sky like a proper Manhattanite.
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