BOSTON – Spectators swarmed over Copley Square huddled under umbrellas to watch fireworks exploding in blue, purple and pink along with flickering candles against a royal blue-and-gold façade of the historic Boston Public Library Thursday as a city-sponsored holiday light celebration stopped commuters in their tracks.
"I tell you folks, I was so impressed," said Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo, a Winthrop Democrat who filled in as master of ceremonies for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. The mayor was delayed at an earlier event, officials said.
BOSTON – This city so full of history, culture, distinctive neighborhoods, champion sports teams and nationally ranked universities, breeds what is quite possibly one of the most notable regional accents in the nation, one that can be regarded as either a trademark or a curse, depending on perspective.
The speech inflections known as a Boston accent – most prominently the dropped Rs – can be picked up through meticulous training, often by actors for roles in films set in the city or the region, like "Gone Girl," "Goodwill Hunting" and "Black Mass." More often, training helps people erase the traces of their regional roots.
