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The location for the next contest is "New York City"-- which is the preferred manner of referring to this place (notwithstanding legal documents [City of New York] and postal addresses... and Frank Sinatra songs [New York, New York].

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All three words - 4 syllables? The stresses don't work for me. I say new YORK CI-ty
 
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I'd say New York CIT-y.


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I'd day "Gotham".
 
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Stick an adjective in to draw the stress

a MAN came from OLD new york CITy


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a MAN came from OLD new york CITy


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All three words - 4 syllables? The stresses don't work for me. I say new YORK CI-ty

Is that Chicagoese? around here, you say "new YORK" (as in "new YORK, new YORK", or "NEW york CI-ty", but I've never heard "new YORK CI-ty." But hey, if that's your accent, use it in your limerick.
 
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Three in so far.
 
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Well, I haven't been here for about five years, and came back largely because of this game :P

Glad to see it's still live and kicking!

Hello Smile


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My goodness... is it really that long? I've been living in China for the last three years...


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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Good Grief I can't believe it's 3 yrs in China already, Bob! Welcome back, Stanley & thanks for joining game.

There are 5 lims so far from 4 authors. Still missing many regulars-- you know who you are! Dive in the water's fine
 
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Dive in the water's fine

No, no. Not into the Hudson or the East River.

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Hey, Stanley! Welcome back. Wow, I do remember you in our Wives thread - are you FatStan? If you're not, welcome back anyway!
 
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Yes, I must write one. It's a hard city!
 
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Mine is in...
 
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LAST CALL....

We've got 7 lims authored by 6 limmers. Location's been up for almost 2 wks so I'm guessing we're tapped out-- I'll wait until tonight to post the poll.
 
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Hey, Stanley! Welcome back. Wow, I do remember you - are you FatStan? If you're not, welcome back anyway!
I remember this Stanley as being a trained linguist; Fat Stan was not. A misogynist, yes ( mostly feigned, I suspect) but not a linguist. Am I correct, Stanley?
 
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I remember this Stanley as being a trained linguist; Fat Stan was not. A misogynist, yes ( mostly feigned, I suspect) but not a linguist. Am I correct, Stanley?

Yeah, I'm definitely not FatStan! Just plain ol' Stanley.

When I was on last, I was just about to start my undergraduate linguistics degree, and now I'm just coming to the end of my postgraduate one. The time, where does it go?


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The time, where does it go?

I've often asked myself the same question, wasting it here.
 
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