Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

How Boston people speak (#126)


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By popular demand. The famous Boston accent and special vocabulary returns:
 'Everybody says words different,' said Ivy. 'Arkansas folks says 'em different, and Oklahomy folks says 'em different. And we seen a lady from Massachusetts, an' she said 'em different of all. Couldn't hardly make out what she was sayin'!' "-- John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, 1939.
Boston Accent: Park the Car at Harvard Yard, Allergy, Answer, Antenna, Bar, Barber, Better, Gloucester, Cellar
Boston Vocabulary: Signal, Drinking fountain, Remote control, Wicked, Trash can, Soda, Frappe, Milkshake, Fresh, Tubby, Piggies, Hun, Jimmies, Rotary, Pisser
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Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle PodcastBy Lewis Sandler

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