Dorchester native he guy’s Nawt from Dawt”!
And trying to imitate famous politicians from Boston comes with its own pitfalls, as James Horrigan explains in the new issue of CommonWealth.
It’s pissah to talk like a Red Sox fan
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by CommonWealth Staff, CommonWealth Beacon
October 24, 2007
Dorchester native Patrick Radden Keefe writes on Slate.com about what most actors get wrong in doing a Boston accent. His nomination for the most authentic-sounding actor: Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting. Even though “the guy’s Nawt from Dawt”!
And trying to imitate famous politicians from Boston comes with its own pitfalls, as James Horrigan explains in the new issue of CommonWealth.