Talk:B'hoy and g'hal

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[edit] Sykesy or Syksey

(Cross posted from User talk:BrianSmithson): I know this is a minor point - literally a placement of a letter- but if you check Herbert Asbury's Gangs of New York the spelling of the b'hoy is definitely Syksey. This is also consistent with the Wikipedia entry on the List of Historical Gangs of New York article [[1]].

I have reverted it back, and at this point I'd say the burden of proof is on you to show your spelling is correct. TheNate

I based my spelling on several sources. The name is spelled Sykesy in Inside the Minstrel Mask: Readings in Nineteenth-Century Blackface Minstrelsy, Strong on Music: Resonances, 1836–1849, Workers in the Metropolis: Class, Ethnicity, and Youth in Antebellum New York City, and The Cambridge History of American Theatre. The name is spelled Syksey in Tall Tale America: A Legendary History of Our Humorous Heroes and Workers in the Metropolis: Class, Ethnicity, and Youth in Antebellum New York City. Probably both versions should be included. — BrianSmithson 06:08, 24 September 2006 (UTC)