Speaking in Bostonian tongue can be quite frightening to out of towners. Often they're left scratching their head and at the same time pretending to know what the heck you are talking about. Sometimes you need a secret decoder to unscramble the message...
Depending on where you live in the country, you may pronounce words differently. We here in Massachusetts love to say these words wrong all of the time.
20 Words Massachusetts People Love To Say Wrong
1. Mayonnaise
It's MAY-UH-NAZE, not MAY-NAZE.
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When I first moved to Western Massachusetts, the looks I would get when I said phrases that are strictly Boston based was amazing. It's like some of the following were foreign to anyone west of Springfield.
Here Are 10 Definite 'Boston Area' Phrases Massachusetts People Know
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If somebody asked you what the Greatest Word Of All Time was, what would your answer be? I mean, first off, so many choices! Could you even narrow it down?
Don't tell local children's author Ty Allan Jackson, but when I was a kid, I used to hate to read. Maybe it was an early onset of ADHD, but no matter what I read, I found it hard to keep engaged.
With the lack of reading, though, comes an arrested vocabulary and poor spelling skills...
Being on the radio for a living, it behooves us radio guys to pronounce our words CORRECTLY. So, are you ready for another list? Come on, it makes for good water cooler fodder at work!
20 WORDS MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS MISPRONOUNCE
1. MAY...
Part of our duties here at Live 95.9 is to post relatable local content to our website and talk about it on-air. Although we write a lot, the same words it seems, get spell-checked!
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR GRAMMARLY, BRO.
Like, how many times can you misspell "definitely" before you finally get it...