Every local placename pronunciation that the citizens of one >state embrace but that would seem odd indeed to the rest of the U.S. >population ; - nowhere more than NYC: The street in downtown NYC correctly pronounced HOUSE-ton street is named after the man named HUGH-ston. allegedly because immigrant students came home and told their parents who did not speak English that "h-o-u-s" was pronounced "house". To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html