General Question  mowens's avatar  How would someone with a
Boston Accent say the word Rookie?  Asked by mowens (8264 points
) May 10th, 2011  Or any other words that start with an R….
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Kardamom's avatar  I think it would sound more like rocky. I
think the letter r’s only get distorted or changed when they
fall in the middle or end of words. I’m pretty sure that when
they’re at the beginning, they would sound the same as most
other American accents.  If I didn’t have to run, I would look
for some youtube videos of John Kerry or Ted Kennedy talking.
WasCy's avatar  A few years ago we were saying it “Jacoby
Ellsbury”. But he’s not so new any more. This year we might be
saying it “José Iglesias”.  Seriously, there’s no r-dropping at
the start of words. Rookie in Boston (and heah in the Hahtfohd
area too) is “rookie”. ‘Rocky’? No way.  gailcalled's avatar  I
went to college in Boston, married a Bostonian, and hung out
with only Bostonians for 10 years. Rooki