{"id":51797,"date":"2017-08-31T01:19:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T01:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-801-3-ways-sound-like-local-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:50:20","slug":"aee-801-3-ways-sound-like-local-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-801-3-ways-sound-like-local-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 801: 3 Ways to Sound Like a Local in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-sound-like-a-local-person-in-English-in-New-York-City-300x197.jpeg\" alt=\"how to sound like a local person in English in New York City\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-sound-like-a-local-person-in-English-in-New-York-City-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-sound-like-a-local-person-in-English-in-New-York-City.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you like to visit New York City?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to feel more at home when you visit and connect with local people more easily?<\/p>\n<p>It all depends on what you say.<\/p>\n<p>That is what connects you to local people.<\/p>\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll learn the phrases that you should use to talk about New York so that you sound like an insider.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips to sound like a local in New York:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you talk about locations, say the intersections of streets. For example, you should say, &#8220;Meet me at 88th and Lexington.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t say &#8220;NYC&#8221; instead just say &#8220;New York&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t call it &#8220;The Big Apple&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Get used to using the terms &#8220;midtown&#8221; and &#8220;uptown&#8221; and &#8220;downtown&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Remember that New York City is not just Manhattan. 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