{"id":36055,"date":"2014-09-18T14:33:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T21:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=36055"},"modified":"2014-09-18T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T21:33:45","slug":"boston-colloquialisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/boston-colloquialisms\/","title":{"rendered":"If You\u2019re From Boston, This Hilariously Accurate Video Will Have You Cracking Up Laughing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/opinions\/boston-accent\/\">this video<\/a> from the Boston Globe that proved getting rid of an accent you\u2019ve had your entire life is not an easy feat. But what about local words and phrases? It might be just as difficult to forgo using all the colloquialisms you\u2019re so accustomed to.<br \/>\nOnce again, Globe reporter Billy Baker uses his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/boston-ma\/\">Boston<\/a>-born father as a primary example. We all know that milkshakes are actually &#8220;frappes,&#8221; and that &#8220;TV remotes are \u201cclickahs,\u201d but some of the words he uses appear to be fading with the older generation. Do you use any of these words still? What did he forget?<\/p>\n<p>Video source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PCBT-qJmafw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Committed to his colloquialisms <\/a>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcNkwfTQuXAxAFwoAUHweJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we shared this video from the Boston Globe that proved getting rid of an accent you\u2019ve had your entire life is not an easy feat. But what about local words and phrases? It might be just as difficult to forgo using all the colloquialisms you\u2019re so accustomed to. Once again, Globe reporter Billy Baker uses his Boston-born father as a primary example. 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