The Nation's Pulse
In the Matter of the Boston "R"
What it's like to be stuck between a rock and a hahd place.
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OUR FIVE YEAR OLD SON WANTED to show me a card trick his babysitter had taught him.
"Pick a cahd," Joe said. "Any cahd."
Our eleven year old has for years been calling his favorite school subject "draw-ring."
The Boston "r" has invaded our unaccented home. What are we to do?
In the local argot, "I'd'n oh."
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