I'm actually surprised you haven't listed just "Dot," since that's the common term for Dorchester. Michael, I guess that's the answer to your question - Dot Ave comes from "Dot," the affectionate name for Dorchester, which, well, has the letters "D," "O" and "T" in it in that order, so I guess that's how the abbreviation evolved.
I actually think that DOT ave is how Dort ave sounds if you say it with a Boston accent.Dort ave is short for Dorchester Ave. Since Bahtonians don't pronounce the ah (r) in cah or bah, Dort comes out sounding like Dot (rymes with fought)
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re: Dot. Ave.
By Michael (not verified) - 8/4/04 - 7:04 am
Where did Dot Ave. originate from?Thanks in advance.
re: Dot. Ave.
By Michael (not verified) - 8/4/04 - 7:22 am
Where did Dot Ave. originate from?Thanks in advance.
re: Dot. Ave.
By Educand (not verified) - 4/6/06 - 7:43 am
I'm actually surprised you haven't listed just "Dot," since that's the common term for Dorchester. Michael, I guess that's the answer to your question - Dot Ave comes from "Dot," the affectionate name for Dorchester, which, well, has the letters "D," "O" and "T" in it in that order, so I guess that's how the abbreviation evolved.
re: Dot. Ave.
By Luis (not verified) - 2/12/07 - 7:27 pm
I actually think that DOT ave is how Dort ave sounds if you say it with a Boston accent.Dort ave is short for Dorchester Ave. Since Bahtonians don't pronounce the ah (r) in cah or bah, Dort comes out sounding like Dot (rymes with fought)
re: Dot. Ave.
By the dot rat (not verified) - 7/12/07 - 1:49 pm
congress street