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A Boston accent is a local accent of Eastern New England English, native specifically to the city of Boston and its suburbs. Northeastern New England English is classified as traditionally including New Hampshire, Maine, and all of eastern Massachusetts, while some uniquely local vocabulary appears only around Boston.
Tourists tend to pronounce it similarly to the name of the city in Texas, while the New York pronunciation is HOW-stun (/ ˈ h aʊ s t ən /). [63] Hull, Massachusetts, would seem to be pronounced / h ʌ l /, as in the exterior of a ship, but locals will invariably render it / h ɔː l / homophonous to "hall", as in a corridor.
Speakers of non-rhotic accents, as in much of Australia, England, New Zealand, and Wales, will pronounce the second syllable [fəd], those with the father–bother merger, as in much of the US and Canada, will pronounce the first syllable [ˈɑːks], and those with the cot–caught merger but without the father–bother merger, as in Scotland ...
Massachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With a 2024 U.S. Census Bureau-estimated population of 7,136,171, [5] its highest estimated count ever, Massachusetts is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the United States, and the third-most densely populated U.S. state, after New Jersey and Rhode Island.
Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.
20 years later, Walken returned to the show, this time introducing the “Everlong” band correctly: “Ladies and gentlemen, Foo Fighters.” He also played the spirit of Halloween in the show ...
OMG—what a little cutie! Marshmallow is having a ball (pun intended) chasing the Christmas ornaments, and her family gets major brownie points for letting the puppy play.It's a plastic ornament ...
Blackberry Cobbler. Fruit desserts for the win! This seasonal treat is chock-full of juicy blackberries baked into a tender cakey base. When paired with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it's the ...