05-26-2004, 06:05 PM
Paahk ya caah?<br>
<br>
Haavaad yaad? Neaah Charlez Rivah? Across Bawstu Haabah?<br>
<br>
Drinkin from da bubblah?<br>
<br>
Yeah, I'm neaah Woostah.<br>
<br>
That sterotypical "Bawstun" accent is overdone, it's not THAT Bad, but "R"'s do seem absent from many of owah waads.<br>
<br>
Herez some moreah ways to prahnounce Massaaahchewzets towns and places:<br>
<br>
Leominster ("lemon-stir")<br>
Leicester ("Less-stur")<br>
Worcester ("Woostah", "Wusstur")<br>
Peabody ("Peebodaye")<br>
Haverhill ("hay-vrill")<br>
Methuen ("methOO-in")<br>
Lawrence ("lor-rinse")<br>
Quincy ("kwin-zee")<br>
Sturbridge ("stirb-ridge")<br>
Gardner ("Gaahd-nah")<br>
Cambridge ("cameb-ridge")<br>
South End (southie )<br>
Revere (rev-ear, rev-eah)<br>
Shrewsbury (shrewz-brey)<br>
Marlboro/Marlborough (mahl'bro)<br>
Carlisle (caahl-eyel)<br>
Brighton (Brii'tun)<br>
Gloucester (gloss-stuh, gloss'tah)<br>
Marblehead (maahbull-hed)<br>
<br>
And yes, we have a Texas and a Florida in Massachusetts too!<br>
And you Can't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg<br>
(Lake Webster, south central MA)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<p>-ANDY aka "Roman Dude" Svaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re<br>
<br>
www.higgins.org </p><i></i>
<br>
Haavaad yaad? Neaah Charlez Rivah? Across Bawstu Haabah?<br>
<br>
Drinkin from da bubblah?<br>
<br>
Yeah, I'm neaah Woostah.<br>
<br>
That sterotypical "Bawstun" accent is overdone, it's not THAT Bad, but "R"'s do seem absent from many of owah waads.<br>
<br>
Herez some moreah ways to prahnounce Massaaahchewzets towns and places:<br>
<br>
Leominster ("lemon-stir")<br>
Leicester ("Less-stur")<br>
Worcester ("Woostah", "Wusstur")<br>
Peabody ("Peebodaye")<br>
Haverhill ("hay-vrill")<br>
Methuen ("methOO-in")<br>
Lawrence ("lor-rinse")<br>
Quincy ("kwin-zee")<br>
Sturbridge ("stirb-ridge")<br>
Gardner ("Gaahd-nah")<br>
Cambridge ("cameb-ridge")<br>
South End (southie )<br>
Revere (rev-ear, rev-eah)<br>
Shrewsbury (shrewz-brey)<br>
Marlboro/Marlborough (mahl'bro)<br>
Carlisle (caahl-eyel)<br>
Brighton (Brii'tun)<br>
Gloucester (gloss-stuh, gloss'tah)<br>
Marblehead (maahbull-hed)<br>
<br>
And yes, we have a Texas and a Florida in Massachusetts too!<br>
And you Can't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg<br>
(Lake Webster, south central MA)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<p>-ANDY aka "Roman Dude" Svaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re<br>
<br>
www.higgins.org </p><i></i>