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 2010-12-20 8:48 AM in reply to: #3254631 |
Extreme Veteran  622   Fulton |  Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/ColloquialismD.K. - 2010-12-20 9:37 AM ras26 - 2010-12-20 9:13 AM D.K. - 2010-12-19 7:42 PM Amherst: silent h Billerica: BILL'rica, not Bil-LER-rica Haverhill: HAV'rill, not Haver-hill Leominster: Le-MINS-ter, not LEO-mins-ter Salisbury: SALS-bury, not Sal-lis-bury Worcester: WOOSter Just to name a few. You forgot Glouchester: Gl-aw-stah I went to boarding school out there, coming from Montana. Try taking trigonometry and having the teacher talk about "alpher" and "bater" as greek characters. I'd also debate that "wicked" isn't limited to "excellent." It's often used to describe any extreme, eg, "wicked cold out there." Haha.. there is no "h" in Gloucester either. No wonder people are getting so confused. It's Worcester, Gloucester, not --chester like Rochester. Oh.. when Bostonians omit the "r" in some words the r's have to go somewhere. So it becomes "alpher", "bater" and "idear". Oh, and "soder". I learned that "wicked" can use to modify anything. "Wicked good", 'Wicked bad"... all acceptable. Whoops! You're right. I knew it too, I just can't type. Either way, Gloucester is not pronounced like it looks!! I could never get why some words dropped the r's only to have them randomly appear elsewhere. To use a non-PC term, it's retahded. Edited by ras26 2010-12-20 8:48 AM |
| 2010-12-20 9:03 AM in reply to: #3254664 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism ras26 - 2010-12-20 9:48 AM Whoops! You're right. I knew it too, I just can't type. Either way, Gloucester is not pronounced like it looks!! I could never get why some words dropped the r's only to have them randomly appear elsewhere. To use a non-PC term, it's retahded. Hmm.. Not sure about Worcester, but Gloucester might be a British thing. There is a Gloucester Road in Hong Kong (left over from the British COlonial Era), and is pronounced as "Glaws-ter Road". There is a Gloucester in England. How do they pronounce it there? |
| 2010-12-20 9:27 AM in reply to: #3254396 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism jldicarlo - 2010-12-19 10:24 PM This thread really makes me want a grinder..... grinder was the first thing that popped into my head "soder" as well (born in CT, grew up in western MA in Pittsfield...the real western MA...some people think MA stops at Springfield) Edited by Birkierunner 2010-12-20 9:29 AM |
| 2010-12-20 9:31 AM in reply to: #3254073 |
Master 1741 Boston | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Been living in Boston a year and a half now. Notice that people say "Not for nothing...." alot. As in, "Not for nothin', I told Dave to take out the trash 2 weeks ago and he still won't do it, the jack@$$" I'm pretty sure that's grammatically incorrect, too. It's weird though - only people from certain areas around here have obvious accents. Like I've met people from Concord, Waltham, etc. that don't have any NE accent.
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| 2010-12-20 9:33 AM in reply to: #3254073 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Is the term "steamers" used anywhere else for clams? |
| 2010-12-20 9:40 AM in reply to: #3254073 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism |
| 2010-12-20 10:19 AM in reply to: #3254381 |
Champion 4942 Richmond, VA | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism condorman - 2010-12-19 11:03 PM ...dickies ... oops, realized I used the wrong word. My wife still laughs thinking about the look that came to my face the first time we had ice cream and the guy behind the counter ask I wanted Jimmies on my ice cream. |
| 2010-12-20 10:42 AM in reply to: #3254409 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism KOM - 2010-12-19 10:41 PM jldicarlo - 2010-12-19 11:24 PM This thread really makes me want a grinder..... <<<< Want a Dell's with that? Oh, yes please! And then can we go to Newport Creamery for an Awful Awful? |
| 2010-12-20 10:43 AM in reply to: #3254073 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Another good one from my youth...a very commonly heard phrase.... "No school for Foster-Gloucester! But Coventry will hold regular hours!"  I'm not bitter or anything. |
| 2010-12-20 10:48 AM in reply to: #3254746 |
Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism GatorGirl22 - 2010-12-20 10:31 AM Been living in Boston a year and a half now. Notice that people say "Not for nothing...." alot. As in, "Not for nothin', I told Dave to take out the trash 2 weeks ago and he still won't do it, the jack@$$" I'm pretty sure that's grammatically incorrect, too. It's weird though - only people from certain areas around here have obvious accents. Like I've met people from Concord, Waltham, etc. that don't have any NE accent.
People in Philly say that too. |
| 2010-12-20 10:58 AM in reply to: #3254073 |
Master 1619 Hingham, Ma | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Yankees suck! |
| 2010-12-20 11:01 AM in reply to: #3254918 |
Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Boston Beginner - 2010-12-20 11:58 AM Yankees suck! mrbbrad - 2010-12-20 11:48 AM People in Philly say that too. |
| 2010-12-21 4:10 PM in reply to: #3254073 |
Champion 6503 NOVA - Ironic for an Endurance Athlete | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism The gahden. |
| 2010-12-21 6:25 PM in reply to: #3254073 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Well Wicked Pissa Awesome is my personal favorite but the thread would not be complete without You can't get the-ah from he-ah |
| 2010-12-21 9:16 PM in reply to: #3254287 |
Extreme Veteran 577 Connecticut | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism max - 2010-12-19 8:46 PMYeah, I lived in "Leminster" for over 20 years so I know from where you speak. And by the way, "Worcester" is pronounced "Wistah"! Ha!...tonic...Ill never forget moving up there in the early 80s. I was working in a bank with a bunch of girls that grew up in Dorchestah..one day they were talking about going out and getting a tonic...was thinkn without gin or vodka that sounded nasty...it took a few days before it dawned on me they were talking about soda!Yep, I get tagged here in Arizona right off for having that New England accent, even before I "pahk my cah in the yahd." And there are no rotaries out here, only roundabouts. You don't hear it much any more, but back in the 1950's, if you wanted a soda, you said "tonic" instead. I haven't heard that used in at least 50 years though. |
| 2010-12-22 8:39 AM in reply to: #3254693 |
Expert 1249 MI | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism D.K. - 2010-12-20 10:03 AM There is a Gloucester in England. How do they pronounce it there? There is a Leicester in England, and they pronounce the "cester" part just "ster" Also, as far as I knew, "wicked" was an English (British) term. I had no clue Americans said that. Clearly my 3 months in Connecticut was not enough New England exposure. I did find it interesting that in telling the time, people there would say "10 of" if it's like 9:50. I had never heard of that before. |
| 2010-12-22 8:46 AM in reply to: #3257295 |
Master 4101 Denver | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism michgirlsk - 2010-12-22 7:39 AM There is a Leicester in England, and they pronounce the "cester" part just "ster" Also, as far as I knew, "wicked" was an English (British) term. I had no clue Americans said that. Clearly my 3 months in Connecticut was not enough New England exposure. I did find it interesting that in telling the time, people there would say "10 of" if it's like 9:50. I had never heard of that before.Funny, when I was living overseas I always thought it was strange they would say "half nine" for 9:30. Wait, does that mean it's actually 4:30? Why are you making me do math, I just want to know the time! Edited by drewb8 2010-12-22 8:47 AM |
| 2010-12-22 8:48 AM in reply to: #3257295 |
Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism michgirlsk - 2010-12-22 9:39 AM D.K. - 2010-12-20 10:03 AM There is a Gloucester in England. How do they pronounce it there? There is a Leicester in England, and they pronounce the "cester" part just "ster" Also, as far as I knew, "wicked" was an English (British) term. I had no clue Americans said that. Clearly my 3 months in Connecticut was not enough New England exposure. I did find it interesting that in telling the time, people there would say "10 of" if it's like 9:50. I had never heard of that before.There is a Gloucester County, a Gloucester Township, and a Gloucester City (which is in Camden County) in SW NJ and they are all pronounced glaw-stir. I have used "of" for time before the hour all my life. Grew up in the DC area, spent that last 20+ years in the Philly area, and it's common across the regions. Never knew any different. Anything past the half hour is "of". Well, maybe the 35 mark. I'll say two-thirty-five, but 5 minutes later I'll say twenty-of-three. You must have been in the NY part of Connecticut. I've not spent much time in NE, but I know about wicked. |
| 2010-12-22 8:49 AM in reply to: #3254185 |
Master 3195 Just South of Boston | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism mll1605 - 2010-12-19 4:48 PM I used to live in Rhode Island and the accents made my ears bleed. Most grating to me was the "idears" people talked about. Also - I never knew how to pronounce most of the towns. Coweset - Cow-e-set is what it looked like to me instead of Co - we - set. And I remember confusing people by calling the governor Car-see-ari instead of Ca-cheer- e but that may just be my bad Italian pronunciation. There are others that I can't remember right now, but there were many times when I would just look at my coworkers and wonder what the heck they were talking about. I'm from PA though, so it was a whole new language up there. Start talking about the Stillers and throwing a yinz in there and I'm right at home. NOTE: A Rhode Island accent is not a Boston accent at all. Its far more New York, but either way, neither includes the letter "R" in the alphabet. As for the "Tonic/Soda" debate -- I've lived in MA nearly my whole life, and have never run across anyone who refers to "soda" as tonic. Edited by Mike_D 2010-12-22 8:54 AM |
| 2010-12-22 9:30 AM in reply to: #3257313 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Mike_D - 2010-12-22 7:49 AM As for the "Tonic/Soda" debate -- I've lived in MA nearly my whole life, and have never run across anyone who refers to "soda" as tonic. That's cuz you're probably just a young kid!!  For a real classic introduction to New England slang and accent, dig up a copy of the old movie, "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming", starring Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, and Brian Keith. |
| 2010-12-22 10:44 AM in reply to: #3257309 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism mrbbrad - 2010-12-22 9:48 AM michgirlsk - 2010-12-22 9:39 AM D.K. - 2010-12-20 10:03 AM There is a Gloucester in England. How do they pronounce it there? There is a Leicester in England, and they pronounce the "cester" part just "ster" Also, as far as I knew, "wicked" was an English (British) term. I had no clue Americans said that. Clearly my 3 months in Connecticut was not enough New England exposure. I did find it interesting that in telling the time, people there would say "10 of" if it's like 9:50. I had never heard of that before.There is a Gloucester County, a Gloucester Township, and a Gloucester City (which is in Camden County) in SW NJ and they are all pronounced glaw-stir. I have used "of" for time before the hour all my life. Grew up in the DC area, spent that last 20+ years in the Philly area, and it's common across the regions. Never knew any different. Anything past the half hour is "of". Well, maybe the 35 mark. I'll say two-thirty-five, but 5 minutes later I'll say twenty-of-three. You must have been in the NY part of Connecticut. I've not spent much time in NE, but I know about wicked. So Gloucester is "glaw-ster" all over the world. Then it makes sense when Worcester is "wor-ster" - just say it quickly and becomes "woo-ster". Grew up in Hong Kong I learn English the British way. Telling time is ten-past-nine, half-past-nine and quarter-to-ten for 9:10, 9:30 and 9:45. It's only after I came to the U.S. I heard of "quarter-of-nine" for 9:45. For a long while I thought it meant 9:15. And I think it's beyond New England. |
| 2010-12-22 11:10 AM in reply to: #3257371 |
Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism max - 2010-12-22 10:30 AM Mike_D - 2010-12-22 7:49 AM As for the "Tonic/Soda" debate -- I've lived in MA nearly my whole life, and have never run across anyone who refers to "soda" as tonic. That's cuz you're probably just a young kid!! For a real classic introduction to New England slang and accent, dig up a copy of the old movie, "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming", starring Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, and Brian Keith. Good movie regardless of the slang. Too funny! |
| 2010-12-22 11:11 AM in reply to: #3254073 |
| My Bike | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism Woburn = Woobin Chowdah and Lobstah are my two favorites |
| 2010-12-22 11:16 AM in reply to: #3257295 |
Master 1736 Midcoast Maine | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism michgirlsk - 2010-12-21 9:39 PM ...Clearly my 3 months in Connecticut was not enough New England exposure. CT isn't New England. Just sayin' |
| 2010-12-22 11:37 AM in reply to: #3257568 |
Extreme Veteran 577 Connecticut | Subject: RE: Share your favorite Boston/New England Slang/Colloquialism itsallrelative_Maine - 2010-12-22 12:16 PM michgirlsk - 2010-12-21 9:39 PM ...Clearly my 3 months in Connecticut was not enough New England exposure. CT isn't New England. Just sayin' what??!?... oh you live in South Canada..nevermind. |
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