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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: druthers etc The Pook #175613 04/06/2008 12:25 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 And the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and Car. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: druthers etc Faldage #175617 04/06/2008 2:39 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and Car Wikipedia has an article on the Boston accent (link). Also, there are two or more accents. I am thinking of the Boston Brahmin sociolectal accent (link, especially the audio links at the end of the article). Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: druthers etc zmjezhd #175631 04/06/2008 9:25 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 There's about five or six Boston accents, maybe more if you consider some of the outlying area. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: druthers etc zmjezhd #175638 04/06/2008 11:29 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: zmjezhd the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and Car Wikipedia has an article on the Boston accent (link). Also, there are two or more accents. I am thinking of the Boston Brahmin sociolectal accent (link, especially the audio links at the end of the article). I'm beginning to think you actually WROTE these articles! Is there anything you don't know? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: druthers etc The Pook #175640 04/07/2008 12:00 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh to think you actually WROTE these articles No, but the author(s) and I have been reading the same sorts of articles and books. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: druthers etc Faldage #175641 04/07/2008 12:01 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh 's about five or six Boston accents Language, like life, is always a bit more complicated that folks think it is. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: druthers etc Faldage #175647 04/07/2008 2:36 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and Car. I thought prolly not, but I'm not familiar enough with it to know how to make the distinction, written or orally. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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