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Originally Posted by jammendolia
We called it soda. A frappe was a milk shake with ice cream. A milk shake had no ice cream. We said "wicked" a lot.
Born in Dorchester, grew up in West Roxbury.
I miss it!
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DAH-chestah! And West Rawks-bree
I lived in different areas of Boston - started out on Beacon Street (between Exeter and Fairfield). Lived next door to Norman Lear and across the street from Joan Kennedy. Freshman year in the dorm there.
Next year was up near Fenway Park, also on Beacon Street, at the old Fensgate Hotel. Converted into a dorm.
Third year was at the foot of Beacon Hill, on Charles street. That was where I heard all the hard-core Brahmin accents. Think Thurston Howell III and his wife Lovey. That's a Beacon Hill accent. VERY distinct. You basically use a typical Boston accent, but keep your upper and lower jaws clenched at the back teeth while speaking.
Last year was Allston-Brighton, where most of the people living there were college students. Back to mostly normal mishmosh of accents.
Then after that I stuck around the area for a few years, lived in Brighton proper - at Oak Square. There - the most prevalent accent was an Irish accent. Really big contingency of Irish immigrants at the time. But their kids had Boston accents. It was pretty awesome.