How to Speak Bayonnease: The Secret Language of Bayonne, New York's Sixth Borough.

A little known town, just outside of Manhattan, nestled within theboroughs of New York, Bayonne has an eclectic bunch of folk, these peopleare the residents of Bayonne, known as the Bayonitte. The Language of Bayonne is Bayonnease. We will now set forth todefi ne subtle differences in the American language, and the languagespoken here, in this part of the world: Bayonne, New York. In this study of a regional speak of the English (American) language,you may fi nd that the words contained within these pages much like manywords that have been associated with the typical language of the modernday New Yorker, proving that Bayonne is, in fact, the lost 6th borough ofNew York, like a red headed step child. This dialect may be considered Soprano-esk, so expect to encountershock & awe in this translation of a full frontal language.

Please proceedwith caution, a sense of humor is defi nitely required. Historically, it is necessary to inform the reader that back in the early1800s the people of Bayonne felt it necessary to separate themselves fromthe State of New Jersey, chewed off their arm and dug out the Morris Canal,in an attempt to turn Bayonne into an island. It worked for a while, and Bayonne had almost completely secededfrom the state of New Jersey, until they were pulled back in, it was liketrying to get out of the mafi a. As a matter of fact, NJ Mafi a members disapproved and the MorrisCanal was fi lled in, with the bodies of those that pulled this stunt, andBayonne was once again connected to New Jersey. Damn it !