Donnie Wahlberg says Boston accent "cannot come out to play" in his new show "Boston Blue"

After 14 seasons of playing NYPD detective Danny Reagan on "Blue Bloods," Dorchester native Donnie Wahlberg is bringing his ...
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Regional Accents That are Slowly Disappearing

Accents are part of who people are. They carry history, identity, and pride. From the deep drawls of the American South to ...
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Hilaria Baldwin Doubled Down On Her Spanish Accent And Denied That It’s “Inauthentic” Despite Being Born In Boston

You know Hilaria Baldwin — if not for being a fitness guru and the wife of Alec Baldwin, then probably for all the speculation over her accent. A man in a suit with a scarf and a woman in a strapless ...
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Iliza Shlesinger landed 'Spenser Confidential' role after ignoring direction not to do a Boston accent

LOS ANGELES -- Iliza Shlesinger says she landed a role Mark Wahlberg's new film by ignoring a directive not to audition with a Boston accent. Shlesinger went to an audition for the upcoming film ...
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Parvati Shallow's Spot-On Boston Rob Impression Is Almost Scary: "Rob's in Charge"

In an unaired clip of Parvati chatting with Dickson Wong — her DONDI Season 2 castmate and member of “The Family” alliance — The Traitors Season 2 star showcased her very best (and very thick) Boston ...
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Decoder Ring Plus | The Boston Accent Is Wicked Complicated

In this week’s episode, we took on the mystery of the “Boston movie”—a cinematic subgenre whose appeal is closely tied to the distinctive Boston accent. We invited Boston University linguist Dr.