How a Yank with a Boston accent copes with the Irishism that abound in the auld sodI really enjoyed Seán Brosnan’s recent, witty IrishCentral piece, “Top ten signs you’re losingyour Irish brogue as Americanisms creep in” It was interesting for me, in particular, in that I am one of a relatively small number of people having the converse experience on the other side of the AtlanticAlthough my Boston accent remains undiminished – I just can’t pronounce the letter “r” – there is no doubt but that my speech pattern and the expressions I use regularly have changed after more than a decade of living here This leaves me in something of a “no win” situation Read more![]()
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