English as it is spoken here
By adamg - Thu, 10/15/2009 - 8:48am.
Two interesting videos: In one, Germans try to pronounce "Massachusetts" (it's an ad for a new German technical university in Karlsruhe, which Germans seem to find easier to pronounce, which makes it better than MIT; via Blogorelli). In the other, members of Red Sox Nation West out in San Francisco contribute "Pardon My Boston Accent:"
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Pardon My Boston Accent
I live in San Francisco. Pretty sure that video was filmed at the Connecticut Yankee, which is one of the city's only dedicated Boston sports bars (there are others, but this one seems to go the farthest). Fun if you're homesick out here.
BTW don't be offended by the name; it happens to be located on Connecticut Street.
What's in a name again?
I don't think that's the part of the name most Bostonians would get offended at...
The name also calls to mind....
Mark Twain's novel.
As well as a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
Yep, this pub is definitely the home turf for Boston sports fans here in SF - just wish it weren't tucked so far out of the way in the Potrero.
Connecticut is a river in Massachusetts
Connecticut is a river in Massachusetts.