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And the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and Car.
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the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and CarWikipedia 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.
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There's about five or six Boston accents, maybe more if you consider some of the outlying area.
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the first O in Boston isn't pronounced the same as the AR in Park and CarWikipedia 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? 
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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