A Beginner’s Guide
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 The Boston accent is a regional accent of the American 
English dialect spoken in northeastern New England, 
particularly the city of Boston. 
 The accent is one of beauty and grace. However, if you 
intend to visit Boston, which is advised at least once a 
year, you may need to brush up on your language skills. 
 Agenda: 
 The Accent 
 The Attitude 
 The Words 
Overview
The Accent 
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 Most important, drop your R’s after your a’s (and 
other vowels) 
 Ex. Farm becomes “Fahm” 
 Ex. Park becomes “Pahk” 
 Ex. Car becomes “Cah” 
 Ex. Corn becomes “Con” 
 Sometimes leave out some consonants 
 Ex. Time becomes “Tay-ame” 
 Make the A hard
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 Speak with a little attitude. Bostonians tend to be 
edgy. 
The Attitude
Bubblah = Water Fountain
Frappe = Milkshake
Jimmies = Sprinkles
Bah = Bar
Some More Words 
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 Blinkers – car turn signals 
 Foiwad – forward 
 Scootch – someone that is annoying 
 Wicked – awesome 
 T – the subway 
 Islander – someone born on Cape Cod 
 Packy – a case of beer, or the store you bought it 
 Chowda head – someone from Boston. Also means 
stupid.

How to speak bostonian

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      TheBoston accent is a regional accent of the American English dialect spoken in northeastern New England, particularly the city of Boston.  The accent is one of beauty and grace. However, if you intend to visit Boston, which is advised at least once a year, you may need to brush up on your language skills.  Agenda:  The Accent  The Attitude  The Words Overview
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    The Accent   Most important, drop your R’s after your a’s (and other vowels)  Ex. Farm becomes “Fahm”  Ex. Park becomes “Pahk”  Ex. Car becomes “Cah”  Ex. Corn becomes “Con”  Sometimes leave out some consonants  Ex. Time becomes “Tay-ame”  Make the A hard
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      Speakwith a little attitude. Bostonians tend to be edgy. The Attitude
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    Some More Words   Blinkers – car turn signals  Foiwad – forward  Scootch – someone that is annoying  Wicked – awesome  T – the subway  Islander – someone born on Cape Cod  Packy – a case of beer, or the store you bought it  Chowda head – someone from Boston. Also means stupid.