Even if Dutch had died out in NYC, and a little later in Brooklyn (not
yet part of the City)why couldn't it have left influences on the local
English?
Ned smith
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> The problem is that Dutch probably died out in NYC around or before
1700. NYC was already majority English speaking under Dutch rule. Dutch
only survived out in a few back-water areas.