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Old 03-02-2009, 10:22 PM
KSigkid KSigkid is offline
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Originally Posted by em_adpi View Post
Oh lord... bubbler!

Jimmies or sprinkles??? Anyone?

I still make my best friend from Boston say "Park the car in the Harvard yard" on occasion.
I would hear "jimmies" every so often, but again, like drinking fountain, if you say "sprinkles" people will know what you're talking about.

I actually don't know many people, even those born and raised in Boston, who have a strong Boston accent. A few who were born in Southie have it, but other than that most Bostonians have a New England accent.

To be honest, I think there are Rhode Islanders with a stronger accent than most native Bostonians.

ETA: I say this as a New Englander who pronounces "quarter" like "quahter."
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