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From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research to prove it. The iconic dropped "r" sound is disappearing. But to those who ...

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Good morning. I’m Dave Beard, the editor of this newsletter. A bad Boston accent has ruined so many movies, but is the beloved, bedeviled, sarcastic, r-challenged take on the language going “Gone Baby ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been on a media blitz for their new Netflix movie, The Rip — and their longtime chemistry has been ...

Boston's famous drawl is on the verge of extinction, fearful locals say. The classic Beantown accent - which generally silences the letter R - was made famous by the hit sitcom Cheers and Bostonian ...

Before joining TODAY in 2012, Dylan Dreyer spent five years in Boston working for an NBC affiliate. Somewhere along the way, she had an idea she thought was wicked good: a "book" that rhymed every ...

Fans of swearing teddy bears with Boston accents rejoice: The Ted TV show is now streaming on Peacock. The seven-episode prequel series (review here) delivers much of the same flavor of vulgar antics ...

An ivy-draped terrace that has captured the imagination of generations of Sydney passers-by has finally changed hands. For the first time in four decades, locals can now see what is hiding behind the ...