Yes, I stand duly corrected on all accounts. You are correct, it was Christian Bale. If you know the Merrimack Valley accent (I am sure you must have heard it by now) and you saw the movie, you know what I’m talking about. He had guttural grunts and obscure vocalisms down pat. I think the Merrimack Valley accent is the granddaddy of all “Boston” accents. My own children, who you’d think would pick up my accent ......... didn’t. All winter, every winter I would instruct them to put on their “pahkas”. They would ask me where I got my accent and why I talked the way I did. I couldn’t answer that until late in life I realized I spoke a very unique Merrimack Valley accent. I raised my kids on the North Shore, but one town away from the Valley.
“All winter, every winter I would instruct them to put on their “pahkas”.
That gave me the best laugh.
I was raised in Boston and was not aware of my accent until I heard a recording of myself talking some years ago.
I was stunned at how very broad my accent was. Pretty funny !!!
I love the state and it’s four seasons——in spite of all the liberals,including a couple of my kids and grandkids.
Go Pats! Go Bruins!:-)
(We are a great sports state.
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