User:Svannost/Long Island English

Long Island English is mainly spoken in Suffolk County, New York, on the eastern half of Long Island, and the eastern part of Nassau County, New York, just west of Suffolk County. It is quite similar to New York English in its lexicon (vocabulary), but differs in its pronunciation of certain letters. The main differences between New York and Long Island English is the pronunciation of the letters o and r.

Lexicon
Both Long Island and New York English use many words common to the Northeast; including stoop, brook, hero, catty corner, sneaker, soda, and scallion; along with other words only used in the downstate New York area. Both of these dialects say "on line" instead of "in line", while Long Islanders have no problem saying either or. For example, a mother might say to her child "Get on that line!!" to which the child replies, "I'm already in line."