Very unusual street suffixes

Started by DSS5, October 14, 2015, 10:58:46 PM

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KCRoadFan

I know this is only tangentially relevant - but the discussion of the word "quay"  and its pronunciation led me to think: how do the locals pronounce the name of Quay County in New Mexico (where Tucumcari is)? Anyone from NM who can chime in here?


andrepoiy

Quote from: 7/8 on August 18, 2021, 08:33:33 AM



Interesting that that link doesn't have "line". It's very common in parts of Ontario, particularly rural areas.

I believe that when surveyors surveyed Southern Ontario, Lines (e.g. Ninth Line) intersected Concessions (e.g. Concession Road 5). That's why they're so common in rural areas. They exist in urban areas too when they decided not to rename it to something else. (See Ninth Line is Markham ON, or Ninth Line in Oakville ON)



empirestate

Quote from: kphoger on August 18, 2021, 11:10:08 AM
I've never heard the word said aloud before, so I'd have said kway.

Right, it'd be due to unfamiliarity with the word, rather than where one is from.

Scott5114

Quote from: KCRoadFan on August 18, 2021, 10:29:26 PM
I know this is only tangentially relevant - but the discussion of the word "quay"  and its pronunciation led me to think: how do the locals pronounce the name of Quay County in New Mexico (where Tucumcari is)? Anyone from NM who can chime in here?

Wikipedia offers kway, due to its being named after a Pennsylvania senator who presumably pronounced it that way.
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