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Posted by: kateykakes

A meaningless and pointless post, but just wanted to tell you men and women up there in Massachussets that you've got the greatest accent in the entire US. It's unique and one I find especially pleasing to the ears.

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Posted by: qtgrlcop

Thanks for the compliment...I am from Boston..where we pahk ah cahs in yahds....

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Posted by: Philly

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Originally Posted by qtgrlcop @ Fri 12 Nov, 2004 15:02 Thanks for the compliment...I am from Boston..where we pahk ah cahs in yahds....

...but not to fahhh from the bahhh

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Posted by: lancegoodthrust

Yeah thats wickid nice of you to say. Ar accents ah pissah

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Posted by: Ranger2

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Originally Posted by Philly @ Fri 12 Nov, 2004 15:09 Quote: Originally Posted by qtgrlcop @ Fri 12 Nov, 2004 15:02 Thanks for the compliment...I am from Boston..where we pahk ah cahs in yahds.... ...but not to fahhh from the bahhh

but don't fahget to put a quahtah in the metah

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Posted by: kttref

I love you all to death...but I beg to differ. It was bad enough I picked up "wicked" when I was in college...You can't live in CT and talk like you're from MA..especially where I live!!!!

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Posted by: kateykakes

I think yiz are all awesome.

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Posted by: topcop14

I was always partial to women with a southern accent.

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Posted by: kateykakes

So what happened to the letter "R"? Lost it somewhere? :P

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Posted by: topcop14

I think I left my R in the gaaage with the caa.

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Posted by: Philly

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Originally Posted by kateykakes @ Fri 12 Nov, 2004 18:36 So what happened to the letter "R"? Lost it somewhere? :P

They went to Texas, so they could go through the "warsh"

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Posted by: kttref

Yeah...why do people from eastern mass take the "R"s out of my words but add them to words like "idea"...making it "idear"? I never got that.

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Posted by: stm4710

.......This post is not "R" rated............................Bwhahahahahah.... ..............if you like that, stay for the veal!

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Posted by: PtlmRube

It might just be personal opinion but I think the letter "R" actually was lost by those from the Boston area, and was found by those from places like Turner's Falls and other western MA towns.

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Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

I lived in Dallas, TX for one summer years ago. The locals down there couldn't get enough of me saying "cah..." it just never got old for them.

BTW, I think guys with southern accents are hot too!

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Posted by: stm4710

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Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon @ Sat 13 Nov, 2004 05:35 . BTW, I think guys with southern accents are hot too!

Yall........

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Posted by: kateykakes

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Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon @ Sat Nov 13, 05:35 I lived in Dallas, TX for one summer years ago. The locals down there couldn't get enough of me saying "cah..." it just never got old for them. BTW, I think guys with southern accents are hot too!

After living in NC for a few years, I couldn't wait to get back up North so I could hear the Philly & South Jersey accents. They are definitely unique, just like those from New York.

I never did care much for the guys with the Southern accent, although it does sound pleasing to hear the women there speak. With the hearing the guys, to me it was more like "running fingers down a chalkboard". It just never appealed to me.

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Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

Oh boy, not me... I could never get enough of being called "sugar" and "darlin' " etc. Southern guys are very charming.

I'd say their manners in general are definitely better than up here where I'd be more likely to hear, "Hey, honey! Nice rack!"

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Posted by: stm4710

I have a friend Courtney who lives in Fairmont WV, she is also a firefighter. Everytime we talk...............the hair on the back of my neck stands up she is sooooo sexy to listen too. I dont know whats better the accent.......or her being a firefighter..........dam where is a hose bed when you need it!

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Posted by: SEABASS

Does anyone hear people say "tonic" for soda? I get made fun of for using the term. Also
jimmies instead of sprinkles on ice cream.

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Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

I say soda. "Tonic" is a word used by people over fahty. The same goes for "slacks."

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Posted by: SEABASS

I'm only 34.

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Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

It's not too late for you to turn back and change your ways. Everytime you feel compelled to say the word "tonic," just imagine all the people under 40 snickering at you behind your back. I can even administer electrical shocks to you if you'd like.

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Posted by: SEABASS

I say parlor instead of living room too. I need help.

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Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

Oh wow... it's even worse than I thought.

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Posted by: southiestyle

SEABASS I say those words too...I also say a "boss of pepsi"!! And I am under 30.- People always make fun of the way I say certain words. I guess you can't take the city out of the girl

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Posted by: dcs2244

Hey, it's not "soda" or "tonic"...it's "pop"...majority rules!

The "R" is dropped in the Boston area as it was "fashionable, the bomb, cool, etc" to speak that way at the time of the revolution. Fortunately, people moved into the rest of the country and began to speak normally. So, what you have in Boston, and especially in Slummerville, is a dogged adherence to a fad, ebonics-like, that went out of fashion over 200 years ago. Like, soooo yesterday, period!

Oh, and while we're on the subject, it's a "milk shake", not a "frappe".

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Posted by: kttref

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Originally Posted by dcs2244 @ Mon Nov 15, 10:54 Hey, it's not "soda" or "tonic"...it's "pop"...majority rules!

Nope, you're wrong..it's "soda"

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Originally Posted by dcs2244 @ Mon Nov 15, 10:54 Oh, and while we're on the subject, it's a "milk shake", not a "frappe".

AGREED! And whoever said "sprinkles" vs. "jimmies" Good for you! You're smart too!

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Posted by: lancegoodthrust

Ever try and order a Frappe out side of mass, you will get real funny looks.

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Posted by: VAP1773

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Originally Posted by stm4710 @ 13 Nov 2004 10:28 Quote: Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon @ Sat 13 Nov, 2004 05:35 . BTW, I think guys with southern accents are hot too! Yall........

plural of Yall - All Yall.

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Posted by: Philly

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Originally Posted by SEABASS @ Sat 13 Nov, 2004 17:46 Does anyone hear people say "tonic" for soda? I get made fun of for using the term. Also jimmies instead of sprinkles on ice cream.

yeah I do too.

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Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

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Originally Posted by VAP1773 @ 15 Nov 2004 11:45 Yall........ plural of Yall - All Yall.

Actually, "y'all" is supposed to be translated into "you all."

Example: Y'all know I'm a hottie!

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Posted by: VAP1773

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Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon @ 15 Nov 2004 12:59 Quote: Originally Posted by VAP1773 @ 15 Nov 2004 11:45 Yall........ plural of Yall - All Yall. Actually, "y'all" is supposed to be translated into "you all." Example: Y'all know I'm a hottie!

How hot are y'all? nfire:

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Posted by: reno911_2004

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Originally Posted by southiestyle @ Sat 13 Nov, 2004 SEABASS I say those words too...I also say a "boss of pepsi"!! And I am under 30.- People always make fun of the way I say certain words. I guess you can't take the city out of the girl

Southiestyle, you talk with a dialect I can barely understand on a good day, and you only live 10 miles from me! \/

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