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Do Boston accents sound like a forced Southern accent?
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:42 pm
Pat Bradley on SEC Network sounds like he’s forcing a southern accent, but I realized it’s just a Boston accent. Reminds me of that viral clip of Brian Kelly who has a similar accent.
Anyone else noticed an overlap between Boston and southern accents?
Anyone else noticed an overlap between Boston and southern accents?
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Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:48 pm to GoldenBoy
I have always thought Boston and new Orleans folks had similar accents.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:49 pm to GoldenBoy
Sorry, no.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:50 pm to GoldenBoy
Maybe it’s the combination of him being from Boston but having spent most of the last 28 years in Arkansas. Maybe?
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:51 pm to GoldenBoy
Nope.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:51 pm to GoldenBoy
Not forced southern. More so like a New Orleans area accent through my experience
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:16 pm to GoldenBoy
Ain’t nobody in NOLA telling me to pahk my cah in the French Quahtah
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:20 pm to GoldenBoy
Boston & New Orleans have a similar dialect and there is a reason why, but I forgot the exact reason.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:26 pm to GoldenBoy
Yeh, well when I moved down here from Boston in 4th grade 50 years ago, my accent def did not overlap and kids pointed it out various ways.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:37 pm to GoldenBoy
No. Next question.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:50 pm to GoldenBoy
Posted on 3/14/24 at 10:13 pm to GoldenBoy
quote:Worst accent known to the English language!
Do Boston accents sound like
Posted on 3/14/24 at 10:27 pm to GoldenBoy
quote:
Anyone else noticed an overlap between Boston and southern accents?
Boston accents are non-rhotic. Meaning they largely drop their R's. There are a few southern cities where there are a large number of non-rhotic speakers.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 10:40 pm to GoldenBoy
From Louisiana but when I was in the Marines they thought I was from Boston. Never even been to the city.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 10:48 pm to GoldenBoy
quote:
Anyone else noticed an overlap between Boston and southern accents?
It’s not.
I’m a linguistics expert.
Posted on 3/15/24 at 5:17 am to GoldenBoy
Boston accents somehow weirdly sound like certain pockets of the Nola/Metairie area. If I was a tourist and went in Dorignacs I would think they were all from Boston. 
Posted on 3/15/24 at 6:17 am to GoldenBoy
People don’t realize how much being around people with heavy accents will influence your own accent.
You could be from Houma and relocate to Boston. After a whole you’ll start sounding like a Boston guy
You could be from Houma and relocate to Boston. After a whole you’ll start sounding like a Boston guy
Posted on 3/15/24 at 7:24 am to GoldenBoy
Similar to Yat accent.
Posted on 3/15/24 at 7:58 am to GoldenBoy
A southern woman sounds like heaven, a Boston woman sounds like nails on a chalkboard.
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