{"id":52797,"date":"2015-09-21T01:55:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T01:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/bostonian-english-phrases-pronunciation\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T22:53:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T22:53:22","slug":"bostonian-english-phrases-pronunciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/bostonian-english-phrases-pronunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 394: 3 Guaranteed Ways to Know You&#8217;re Speaking to a Bostonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard a Boston accent? You will today!<\/p>\n<p>Today you\u2019ll hear a real Boston accent and you\u2019ll get 3 clues to know for sure that you are speaking to a Bostonian.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston accent is linked to our history.<\/p>\n<p>In 1621 Boston was settled by British people who came from 25 miles southwest of London and for 15o years&nbsp; Boston was a very British city.<\/p>\n<p>The accent has changed from British but you will see the similarities to the British accent if you listen closely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to know you are speaking to a Bostonian:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They drop their R\u2019s:<\/strong> If someone says \u201cWow, that\u2019s a wicked \u201cbummah\u201d (instead of bummer) then you know they are from Boston. Other examples of dropping the R are: \u201cPahk the cah in the Hahvad Yahd\u201d (instead of Park the car in the Harvard Yard).\n<ul>\n<li>** Bonus! They use the word \u201cwicked\u201d: This term can mean that something is incredibly good or it can be added to show that something is extreme. For example, a Bostonian might say that \u201cit\u2019s wicked cold\u201d and not just \u201cit\u2019s cold\u201d which means that it\u2019s extremely cold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They say \u201call set?\u201d:<\/strong> When they say this they are asking you if you are ok or if you need any help. This might be used at a restaurant. The waiter might ask, \u201call set?\u201d to ask if you need anything else?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They say \u201cGrinda\u201d (Grinder):<\/strong> This is a large sandwich that contains meat and vegetables. In other parts of the US we might say \u201d a sub sandwich\u201d or just \u201ca sandwich.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to watch some movies to hear more of the Boston accent?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Will Hunting<\/li>\n<li>The Town<\/li>\n<li>The Departed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Languages marks us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we hear someone we make assumptions about where people are from and we may have certain stereotypes.<\/p>\n<p>Diana has had a few challenges where she has tried to order food using the Boston accent but people couldn\u2019t understand what she said.<\/p>\n<p>It can be frustrating when people don\u2019t understand what you are trying to say, even when you have been in this city your whole life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Diana\u2019s Bio:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"il\">Diana<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>Lynch is an ESL writing instructor and has been teaching for the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University for the past five years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"il\">Diana<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>has taught both graduate ESL writing classes and undergraduate classes and continues to research and write about composition and culture and the challenges faced by international students within the university. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She holds a Master\u2019s Degree from Tufts University in Educational Studies. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When <span class=\"il\">Diana<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>is not teaching or researching she can be found tending her garden, writing short stories, and cooking for friends. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She lives in Cambridge, MA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What questions do you have from today\u2019s episode?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard a Boston accent? You will today! Today you\u2019ll hear a real Boston accent and you\u2019ll get 3 clues to know for sure that you are speaking to a Bostonian. The Boston accent is linked to our history. In 1621 Boston was&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/bostonian-english-phrases-pronunciation\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"category":[276,1,322,317],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-culture","category-english-fluency","category-international-english-accents","category-pronunciation"],"acf":{"podcast_link":"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/allearsenglish\/AEE_394_3_Guaranteed_Ways_to_Know_Youre_Speaking_to_a_Bostonian.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AEE 394: Speaking to a Bostonian \u2022 Learn English Conversation | All Ears English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you new to American English? 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