9V-SPK From Hong Kong, joined Aug 2001, 1646 posts, RR: 6 Posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4326 times:
Once I was transitting at Singapore and there was this P.A announcement.
"This is the final call for Singapore Airlines Flight SQ24 to Amsterdam and "Ewark" Would all passengers please proceed to E........."
Pardom my ignorance but is it really pronounced as Ewark? I always thought it was Newark and I know a lot of people that don't live in New York or the U.S would thought it'd always be Newark.
MD11LuxuryLinr From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1385 posts, RR: 16 Reply 1, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4310 times:
It's Newark. Some say it like NewERK and some say it like NewARK. Personally, I say NewERK, being from New Jersey.
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Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 2, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4306 times:
It's pronounced "Newark". The person you heard in Singapore either couldn't pronounce "n"'s, or was reading information with a typo in it.
Lfutia From Netherlands, joined Dec 2002, 3195 posts, RR: 31 Reply 3, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4302 times:
It's Newark... Pronounced New Ark. I always pronounced it as NewErk... as I was also from NJ... in the little town called Randolph.... Not too far from Morristown...
Leo/ORD
Lived in Randolph for 13.5. yrs then moved to the ORD section.
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Ybacpa From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1108 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4269 times:
Definately NEW-erk, although my father managed to shrink it to just one sylabul, it sounded something like 'nork'.
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M717 From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 608 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4250 times:
That's funny. Most folks 'round here pronounce it "Sewark".
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4244 times:
The city of Newark, Delaware is always pronounced New-ark, with two distinct syllables. Anyone who says it otherwise is likely to be directed to New Jersey.
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USAir330 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 790 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4224 times:
I pronounce it like Newark with an accent (being from philly) so it sounds like "Nark" lol
Paddy From Taiwan, joined Jul 2003, 390 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4183 times:
NEWURK. Thats how we say it here in the Northwest where we are notorious for our lack of an accent(so we usually get it right ). Or you could call it Brick City or Da Bricks if you wanted to add some ebonic flavor to it.
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 10, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 4183 times:
Indeed... I have a friend from Newark, DE and he says it "New-Ark", but says Newark, NJ as "Newurk"
Everyone I've ever met from Jersey says "Newurk" too.
JBLUA320 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3160 posts, RR: 21 Reply 11, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 4142 times:
New-erk!
And Lfutia- Im from Randolph too!!
And you know whats even odder- I KNOW YOU!!! I just realized I know who you are! Remember the Randolph Camp that used to be held and we would go bowling like all the time? This was probably back in like 3rd grade or so, maybe 2nd grade...
Does my name (Ben Kaufman) ring a bell???
This is soooooooo odd!
N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7991 posts, RR: 27 Reply 12, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 4101 times:
Tommy767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 6172 posts, RR: 9 Reply 14, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 4014 times:
Yea, being from NJ you kinda have those accent words like instead of water you say: wooder. Newark is usually pronounced Newerk b/c of the accent.
I'm from Basking Ridge, not far from Randolph.
Cheers, Tommy.
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Clrd2go From United States of America, joined Feb 2003, 1000 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3968 times:
If you're from New England it's pronounced "Newick"..and my wife, a native
of Maine, pronounces the seafood restaurant up here (Newick's) as "Newarks".
JBLUA320 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3160 posts, RR: 21 Reply 16, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3957 times:
New Brunswick- not far at all.
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DeltaRules From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3623 posts, RR: 11 Reply 17, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3939 times:
"Newerk" or "Newurk", although people from our area refer to Newark, OH as "Nirk".
H. Simpson From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 949 posts, RR: 3 Reply 18, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3935 times:
Most people ad new anchors pronunce it like "NEW" - "URK"...it's a bit hard to say for soem people
NKP S2 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1714 posts, RR: 6 Reply 19, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3908 times:
"Definately NEW-erk, although my father managed to shrink it to just one sylabul, it sounded something like 'nork'."
Worked at EWR in my earlier years, and I can concur most locals pronounced it as "NORK" as well.
Continental From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5476 posts, RR: 21 Reply 20, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3903 times:
I pronounce it NewERK. I'm also from New Jersey (Hackensack, Ringwood).
IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6203 posts, RR: 43 Reply 21, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3865 times:
It is definatley a single syllable pronunciation. Soft N, long r. Bot easy for non english speakers but we undesratsnd New Wark quite well.
Of course people in Indiana cannot pronounce Peru and Ohioans have quite the problem with Lima.
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Tekelberry From United States of America, joined May 2003, 1459 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3858 times:
Midwest here and I say it as new-erk. Not just a NJ thing...
ConcordeBoy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3711 times:
EWR is almost as notorious as MSY for pronunciation misshaps.
Most locals refer to it as "N'werk"... so I'd go with that
25 Gigneil: Conky - you get tired of people saying "N'Awlins" when referring to New Orleans? That's what I say, anyway. N
26 DeltAirlines: Another vote for New-Urk. I used to live in New York City and New Jersey (Clark and Summit, to be exact), and always heard it New-urk. Same thing on t
27 Ryangooner: Im from England and i say NEW-ERK, but for the english you have to say it really really fast tapering into a silence at the K so that that the K is n
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