In Washington heights they tour up the roads to do work and revealed the old cobblestone beneath (184 & Pinehurst)Ieatclowns t1_je4y3p2 wrote
That's not technically cobblestone. Edit- the streets are paved with gold...thank you for the Gold!
PeeEssDoubleYou t1_je52ezx wrote
Was just about to say this, they're setts. *pushes glasses up nose*
thats-gold-jerry t1_je551yu wrote
What exactly are setts?
grambell789 t1_je55g8s wrote
thecrgm t1_je6q8j1 wrote
“Setts are often referred to as ‘cobblestones’”
Arsepick t1_je6u040 wrote
Setts are often referred to as "cobblestones", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone in that it is quarried or worked to a regular shape, whereas the latter is generally a small, naturally-rounded rock.
throwaway8272727s t1_je70w15 wrote
And the next sentence after that said what?
thecrgm t1_je7glv8 wrote
At some point if enough people use a word colloquially for something it becomes part of the meaning. There are plenty of words that didn’t originally mean something and now do because people believed a word meant something and it became that.
I’ve never heard someone say “wow this sett road is so bumpy!” it’s always cobblestone.
And the next part is “…although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone in that it is quarried or worked to a regular shape, whereas the latter is generally a small, naturally-rounded rock.”
One_Sun_6258 t1_je8dhc7 wrote
Im thinking no one will ever say a sett road is bumpy .. But a cobble stone road alwayz will be .
throwaway8272727s t1_je9kfwi wrote
“Just because my grandmother has wheels, doesn’t mean she’s a bike”
spelunkingspaniard t1_je7msa8 wrote
You wrote all of that to avoid admitting you're wrong
thecrgm t1_je7mz9b wrote
Wrong about what? I posted a quote
Throwawayhelp111521 t1_je9webd wrote
You didn't understand what it meant. The clause beginning with "although" explains that the reference is wrong.
intellos t1_je7zgnu wrote
Linguistic Prescriptivism isn't and has never been real.
Throwawayhelp111521 t1_je9w7j5 wrote
Why do some people insist on their right to be wrong? Most of us probably grew up thinking that cobblestones and Belgian Blocks (stetts) were the same until the difference was explained to us. Now we use the correct terms. Cobblestones are much more uncomfortable to walk on.
Throwawayhelp111521 t1_je9vuli wrote
Incorrectly.
One_Sun_6258 t1_je8d8lu wrote
Thank you
LittleKitty235 t1_je58k0o wrote
I came here to say "Well technically...🧐"
Throwawayhelp111521 t1_je6lpnh wrote
Me too.
fxthea t1_je5e9jk wrote
Also that’s not technically a tour
70green t1_je5fu6c wrote
I was going to say, is there anything historical there to see?
lechuga217 t1_je67q3d wrote
There are caves in Inwood hill park where natives used to live, highest natural point in Manhattan, fort Washington and fort George used to actually be forts during the revolution, and the little red lighthouse
Marshall_Lawson t1_je5qknk wrote
The cobblestones of course! 🤔
sugarfreeeyecandy t1_je68gvd wrote
Why stop there? Dirt is even older.
Makeyoownmoney t1_je6e9c3 wrote
From Mesopotamia
cutthatclip t1_je5qpxt wrote
The Morris-Jumel Mansion. House of Aaron Burr's wife and Washington's command center during the Revolutionary War.
naranja_sanguina t1_je7tcqd wrote
and nearby Sylvan Terrace!
bernardobrito t1_je6kn6l wrote
"WeLl AcK-ChEW-AlLy..."
Chowbasa t1_je71ngk wrote
Ackchyually that’s not how you write it lol
Moral_turpidude t1_je80skf wrote
I live in Boston, that looks more like bricks. The "Cobblestones" here look like a mix between busted up curbs stone or straight up rocks
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:4q77ft56b
Tall-Ad5755 t1_jecn9f7 wrote
Same here in Philly. Cobblestones are round stones. We have brick street pavements. Those are bricks.
shamam t1_jecrwhg wrote
Belgian Blocks, or setts
WikiSummarizerBot t1_jecrxx0 wrote
>A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways. Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered rather as decorative stone paving in landscape architecture. Setts are often referred to as "cobblestones", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone in that it is quarried or worked to a regular shape, whereas the latter is generally a small, naturally-rounded rock. Setts are usually made of granite.
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WagwanDeezNutz t1_je5q5e2 wrote
oh fuck here we go again
VideoGamerConsortium t1_je6fbju wrote
In thr description for setts. It states its a form of cobblestone.
Technically its cobblestone
Throwawayhelp111521 t1_je6m5fm wrote
They're not.
"Setts are often referred to as "cobblestones", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone in that it is quarried or worked to a regular shape, whereas the latter is generally a small, naturally-rounded rock. Setts are usually made of granite."
VideoGamerConsortium t1_je7u14q wrote
Oh
Yourgrandsonishere t1_je6dpym wrote
They are often referred to as cobblestone, OP isn't wrong by referring to them as cobblestones, its a learning moment nothing else
Throwawayhelp111521 t1_je6m964 wrote
They're incorrectly called cobblestones. OP is wrong.
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