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   Steven Douglas to All   
   Re: Youtube: The Boston Accent   
   27 Dec 25 21:17:54   
   
   From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   JTEM  posted:   
   >   
   > She actually sounds like Lois from "Family Guy," which is   
   > set in Rhode Island.   
   >   
   > https://youtu.be/TRcw3vUYM1c?si=wpNuw6DIppbibisw   
   >   
   > So to my ears she sounds like a towny but more so like   
   > someone from Rhode Island.   
   >   
   > NOTE:  The Rs aren't dropped, they're replaced by the "Ah."   
   >   
   > Example:  "Wicked Pissah."   
      
   When I watched the TV show Cheers (which was taped   
   in Los Angeles), it would occur to me that the only   
   character who had even a hint of a Boston accent   
   was Cliff the mailman. No one else did.   
      
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