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Why is New York so fascinating? What is New York after all? I asked the question to the members of our groupe Facebook Destination New York by inviting everyone to post ONE WORD to define New York. Here is a compilation of the answers. Enough to give you an idea of what to expect when you finally leave for New York!
Top 10 New York Fans
1 / Magic
The word “Magic” is the one that was cited the most during this survey, with a total of 27 mentions. Added to this is the English version, Magic, cited by France. ????
2/ Amazing
Amazing means “incredible” in French. This word is essential in the vocabulary of New Yorkers, and Americans in general. They use it all the time and everywhere in their conversations. Everything is fast amazing, from the color of a dress to a simple anecdote.
3 / Dream
The word “rêve” climbs to 3rd position in the ranking, by combining the French version “rêve” and its English translation, dream, cited by 6 people.
4/ Grandiose
5 / unforgettable
6/ Unique
7 / Breathtaking
8 / Excessive
9 / Huge
10/ Extraordinaire
My 10 favorite words
By compiling everyone’s words, to establish the Top 10 above, I also read responses that I found in turn poetic, humorous or striking. Here is the list of my 10 “favorites”, without classification this time. ????
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Mary Poppins’ magic formula indeed applies perfectly to New York. Well seen Nathalie!
Words out of category
Some members of our groupe Facebook Destination New York obviously struggled to sum up all of New York in one word! ???? Here are some “out of category” answers, either because they consist of more than 2 words, or because it is an interjection without precise spelling:
- Wow, cited by 9 people. Funny thing: Almost each of the 9 people spelled “Wow” differently. So we have: Wow, Wow, Wao, WHAOUHHHHH, Wooooow, Waouhhh and Wouaw. Choose yours!
The final word
To wrap up this investigation, I’ll leave the last word to Emma and PJ, who both posted the same word to describe New York: Indescribable.
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