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To: rlmorel; muglywump; Bernard
"...but this is spot on:

Welllll...not quite. I was raised in Massachusetts...60 years. There are no 'O' or 'U' or 'R' sounds in that vernacular.

Example; "I could meet you in an owah in Woostah."...Woostah is correctly pronounced "Wistah"

Mehfud, Swampscut and Milford are properly pronounced "Medfid, Swampscit and Milfid.

A great skit by some who have roots there. But in print the transliteration needs more accuracy.

So...flame away all you peckaheds from da Chelsee-Reveeyah Bowlin' League.

19 posted on 01/01/2025 1:47:09 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection...you may achieve excellence.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I cannot claim to have the accent! My dad retired and moved up here, so I was subjected to some good natured ridicule about my Maryland or Virginia accent.

I only go from what I hear...:)


21 posted on 01/01/2025 1:55:42 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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