{"id":50543,"date":"2020-02-19T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-1316-the-most-insider-tip-about-the-streets-of-new-york-english-phrases\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:42:16","slug":"aee-1316-the-most-insider-tip-about-the-streets-of-new-york-english-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1316-the-most-insider-tip-about-the-streets-of-new-york-english-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1316: The Most Insider Tip About the Streets of New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you live on a street, avenue, or road? <\/p>\n

Are you aware of the differences between these two words or terms?<\/p>\n

If you find it confusing to understand the differences between \u201croad\u201d, \u201cavenue\u201d, \u201cstreet\u201d or \u201clane\u201d then you are not alone.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to help you to understand how these work in conversation, and why any differences really don\u2019t matter in the end. <\/p>\n

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Dear Lindsay,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you for such a wonderful show, I just love it! It is by chance that I found you, and now I listen to your episodes every day . <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So I have a question for you that I\u2019m hoping you can help to answer. What is the difference between a street and an avenue? I\u2019ve heard both terms used and I\u2019m just not sure what the difference is. Any help that you could provide would be great!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Massoud Asil<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Looking At Very Minor and Confusing Differences<\/h3>\n

The question from our listener is a great one, and realistically it\u2019s not even something that many natives have thought much about. <\/p>\n

When you start to look into it, you will find a lot of confusing information about technical differences.<\/p>\n

You will find that even natives use the words street or avenue interchangeably, because they may not even know the differences.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not valuable to get into all of the technical differences, but we will talk about some important words to know when it comes to navigating a city. <\/p>\n

When you look at what the differences between the words \u201cstreet\u201d and \u201cavenue\u201d there really isn\u2019t any.<\/p>\n

You will also hear the words \u201croad\u201d or \u201clane\u201d, and these are often used in the suburbs.<\/p>\n

Again the differences with these two words are minimal and far too technical to even worry about.<\/p>\n

So you are likely to hear \u201cstreet\u201d, \u201cavenue\u201d, \u201croad\u201d, and \u201clane\u201d used in conversations and just know that they are all used interchangeably.<\/p>\n

The differences are minimal and nothing to worry about, and so you can use them as you see fit in conversation. <\/p>\n

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Looking At This In A Big City<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When you look at these words and how they work in conversation, it can be helpful to look at an example.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to look at this in the instance of talking about NYC because this is a great city for trying to navigate through.<\/p>\n

If you can envision this or even live it for yourself then you can start to see how navigating through a big city and using these terms can work. <\/p>\n