Bellyfull: Philly's Passyunk Avenue

[five apples]

I think everyone is entitled to think that names businesses use are abominations or sucky or whatever but ya know what it's not your business so shut up. If your so passionate about it don't patronize the place, or go in and tell them uhhh yeah what's up with the goofy P'Yunk think on the chalkboard and they might say that they just didn't get a big enough chalkboard to write Passyunk or East Passyunk or Passyunk Avenue Improvement District or whatever else someone thinks might look better on their chalkboard.

Buy your own chalkboard.

Well said sir, well said.

[solibs]

they couldn't pronounce PUASH-EE-UNK Avenue correctly.

Just change the spelling already.

At least with Dickinson, which half the people around here seems to pronounce as "Dickerson", the post office took it upon themselves to change the spelling to conform with local illiteracy.

Seriously, I used to get those cards from the mailman that said "you have a package at the post office, come pick it up Noon-4pm at the post office - 10th & Dickerson" It took me two days to find it.

I also had the opposite happen recently. I was showing a neighbor a notice about an upcoming block party. She said, "now wait a minute, where the heck is Dickinson St?"

"You're on it. (points to sign) The street you live on."

"is that how you spell it? I lived here my whole life and never knew that."

[Not New]

Just change the spelling already.

At least with Dickinson, which half the people around here seems to pronounce as "Dickerson", the post office took it upon themselves to change the spelling to conform with local illiteracy.

Seriously, I used to get those cards from the mailman that said "you have a package at the post office, come pick it up Noon-4pm at the post office - 10th & Dickerson" It took me two days to find it.

I also had the opposite happen recently. I was showing a neighbor a notice about an upcoming block party. She said, "now wait a minute, where the heck is Dickinson St?"

"You're on it. (points to sign) The street you live on."

"is that how you spell it? I lived here my whole life and never knew that."

we would have to change every street... are-gon ave, schni-der ave., Will-der st, sam-sin st. wok-ins, Hey in NY they call GREENWICH. gren-ish.

[Reality Czech]

A great neighborhood but a dumb new name for it!

[Oladybug]

A great neighborhood but a dumb new name for it!

Just wondering what suggestions you would have for it.

[Not New]

A great neighborhood but a dumb new name for it!

Which neighborhood do you speak of?

[Mr Morley]

we would have to change every street... are-gon ave, schni-der ave., Will-der st, sam-sin st. wok-ins, Hey in NY they call GREENWICH. gren-ish.

Funny, they do the same in England, where the town called Greenwich (pronounched "GREN-ich") was founded in the 6th century AD.

I wonder which pronunciation is correct...

[Not New]

Funny, they do the same in England, where the town called Greenwich (pronounched "GREN-ich") was founded in the 6th century AD.

I wonder which pronunciation is correct...

They also pronunce IDEA, IDEAR, this is from 3AD. does that make it correct?

[HogIslandGrip]

It's an Anglo-Saxon thing; you wouldn't understand.

I don't wanna, either.

I noticed that The Forum censors the d1¢k in D1¢konson Street.

****inson. What's up with that?

[cwd22]

They also pronunce IDEA, IDEAR, this is from 3AD. does that make it correct?

That's only in certain regional accents.

[Mr Morley]

They also pronunce IDEA, IDEAR, this is from 3AD. does that make it correct?

Maybe if they're a stereotypical North Country farmer on TV, but otherwise, no (suddenly, all I can think of is Graham Chapman...)