If you're going to hold conversations with folks and try not to always sound like the newbie, you're going to have to give into some quirky wording and pronounciations in order to fit in. Doing so will require you to lose some pride and your own personal background, but trust us, it's worth it, because unless you use the following advice, you'll be shunned from becoming a true Austinite.
Guadalupe - pronounced Guad-a-loop - A street running N/S above the lake
The Drag - A strip of Guadalupe that connects ends of campus, comprised of a large amount of shops, restaurants, and trailers.
Burnet - pronounced Burn-it - A road running N/S that branches off from Lamar up around 45th st.
Manor - pronounced May-ner - A road running E/W that juts from campus across the 35 into the eastside
The Hill Country - The lush country side west of Austin. Head out on the 290/71W and enjoy great biking trails, wine vineyards, and cute German-influenced towns.
MoPac - Short for Missouri Pacific, the train line that runs along the 1 highway. Now the nickname for the 1 highway.
Town Lake - The river-looking body of water in the heart of downtown Austin, properly known as Lady Bird Lake. The trail that runs along both edges of the lake offer a beautiful way to walk, run, or bike amongst the exercising Austinites.
SoCo - South Congress area, between Town Lake and Oltorf. Great shopping, eating, and drinking.
Kolache - pronounced Ka-la-chee - An Eastern European influenced pastry with stuffings ranging from sausage, cheese, fruit, and various combinations of it all.
I'm sure there's much more than that, but those should get you going to sounding like a local real quick.
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