Post #725272
2026-01-12 18:13 UTC
Replies (7)
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@dnkboston@apobangpo.space 2026-01-12 18:21
@Faintdreams@dice.camp I say Boss-Ton
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@Kathmandu@stranger.social 2026-01-12 18:53
@Faintdreams@dice.camp BAH-stun.
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@ted@social.foolish.computer 2026-01-12 19:38
@Faintdreams@dice.camp BEAN-town
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@wordshaper@weatherishappening.network 2026-01-12 20:21
@Faintdreams@dice.camp I mostly hear it as Bah-St'n, with that last vowel more a glottal stop than an actual sound.
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@SPF@hear-me.social 2026-01-12 20:50
@Faintdreams@dice.camp the last vowel can be closer to a short "i" BAW-stin but it's not exactly an i. When I'm trying to mask my accent, for one reason or another, then I say BAW-stun. It's seldom a true "o". The most common mistake outsiders (and comedians) make is they think we stretch words out like Haaaahh-vid or Fenway Paaaahk. That's wrong. The whole dialect is very fast by American standards. We drop some Rs, Ts, and Gs as a way to shorten the words, not to make room for elongated syllables. For example, there's a subway station called Government Center. It's pronounced very quickly with about 3 and a half syllables, like "Gum(ah)mintcenna".
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@smolwaffle@union.place 2026-01-13 02:40
@Faintdreams@dice.camp There's a diphthong. A mild one, but definitely two vowels Boaston @universalhub@mastodon.online
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@technodad@cunnin.me 2026-01-13 18:14
@Faintdreams@dice.camp @knizer@toot.boston BAS-tn. The A is long, with a slight rising inflection.