Since moving here, we have noticed an accent and that some words are pronounced entirely different than we would expect. I have not noticed this much of a difference since living abroad in England for a semester. Here are a few examples currently on my mind:
Billerica: A city south of Lowell. How I would think it is pronounced: Bill-er-ick-uh. How it is pronounced here:Bill-rickuh.
Peabody: Another city here. How I think it would be pronounced: Pee-bod-ee. How it is pronounced here: Pea-bidd-ee (said much faster). (Ryan said this new pronunciation many times on our drive to Arlington yesterday. It is entertaining.)
Tewksberry: Another city here. How I think it would be pronounced: Two-ks-berry. How it is pronounced here: Tucks-berry.
asthma: How I think it would be pronounced: Az-ma. How it is pronounced here: Az-mer. This one is particularly interesting to me, since what I call "adding r's" happened a lot when I lived in England.
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