New York

How Do New Yorkers Say Pajamas?

Pajamas: “puh-JAH-mus” or “puh-JAM-as”? (Subtle, I realize, but crucial for the Upstate New York bedtime hour.) What words do New Yorkers say differently? New Yorkers use “cray-ahns” to color. It’s pronounced “sear-up” If you pronounce the words “merry,” “marry,” and “Mary” in three different ways, you’re likely from New York. New Yorkers will have “caw-fee” …

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