Number R-DropwFamily R-DropParents R-DropHS R-DropCollege R-DropClassPres R-DropLocalBenefit R-DropConsc R-DropBasis R-DropEMAGr R-DropWMAGr R-DropProf R-DropBosTV R-DropSpfldTV R-DropNatlTV R-DropPref R-DropPrefBasis R-DropComments Age Gender PoB HSTown HSTownRDrop HomeTown HomeTownRDrop MotherPOB Mother'sHood FatherPOB Father'sHood ParentsHEd EthnicityGP 1 r-drop "m: r-full,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop deliberate Because I have to think about changing my accent in order to do it r-drop r-full either r-drop r-full r-full r-drop Because it is what I am used to and what all my friends from home use no 19 female "Weymouth, MA" "East Bridgewater, MA" majority same majority "Brockton, MA" no "Chelsea, MA" no mother "Swedish, Scottish" 2 r-drop "m: don't know,f: don't know" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop unconscious My choice was Unconscious either either either either either r-full no pref I have no preferance No 17 male Cambridge Cambridge majority N/A don't know Italy no Italy no neither Italian 3 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-full" both both r-drop r-drop unconscious either either either either either either no pref Just some of my friends make fun of me and repeat it 19 female "Worcester, MA" Westminster/ Ashburnham very few "Queens, NY" yes "Bangir, ME" yes mother Irish and Unknown 4 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop deliberate I WANT TO SOUND EDUCATED r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full "R-FULL SOUNDS BETTER, PROFESSIONAL" PEOPLE TOLD ME MY ACCENT WAS TOO STRONG AND I HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK PROPERLY SINCE I WANT TO BE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 21 female BOSTON DORCHESTER majority N/A don't know BOSTON yes SPRINGFIELD yes mother DOMINICAN 5 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-full deliberate R-full makes the person sound more intelligent. r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-drop It is just easier for me to speak with the r-dropping and I can easily understand it. People outside of Massachusetts pick up on the Boston accent right away. 18 "Carver, MA" majority "Boston, MA" no "Braintree, MA" no both "Irish, English" 6 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop unconscious no either either r-full r-drop either r-full r-drop no comments about how i speak 18 male "beverly, ma" "beverly, ma" most same don't know "braintree, ma" no "beverly, ma" yes both "italian, french-canadian" 7 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop deliberate sometimes i do when i am reading aloud either either either r-full r-full r-full r-drop i think it like saves time when you are talking "just lovingly, like proud of our accent" 21 male "fall river, ma , usa" fall river most same don't know fall river yes fall river yes mother portuguese 8 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop deliberate "I don't really ever change my dialect, but if I were to do it it would be a conscious choice because I would have to think about what I am saying in order to speak differently than I usually do." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref No preference My teachers just mentioned that the Boston accent was strong in the area in which i lived. But I never heard any derrogatory comments concerning the way I speak. 18 female "Woburn, MA" "Woburn, MA" most "Woburn, MA" most "Everett, MA" no "Maldan, MA" no mother Armenian 9 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop deliberate either r-full r-full either r-full r-full no pref Not really 21 male "North Andover, Essex, MA" "North Andover, Essex" majority "North Andover, Essex, MA" yes Not sure no neither "Italian, Irish, English, German" 10 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop unconscious either either either either either either no pref "When going ot camp, some people commented on my r-dropping and said it was different" 16 female "Boston, MA" "Revere, MA" majority "Boston, MA" yes "Boston, MA" yes neither Irish - Italian 11 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop unconscious r-drop r-full either r-drop r-full either no pref 19 female Boston MA Waltham MA most most Boston MA no Taunton MA no both Irish 12 r-drop "m: both,f: both" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop unconscious N/A either either either either either either no pref N/A None 20 male "Dracut, MA, Middlesex County" "Dracut, MA" most "Dracut, MA" most "Beverly, MA" yes "Andover, MA" yes both "Italian, English, German" 13 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop either r-full either r-drop either either no pref None. 20 male "Boston, Suffolk County, MA" "Newton, Middlesex, MA" most "Boston, Suffolk County, MA" yes "Boston, Suffolk County, MA" yes neither "Irish, German, Italian" 14 r-drop "m: r-full,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-drop r-drop unconscious no basis either either either either either either no pref no preference no 19 male "Boston, MA" "Mansfield, MA" minority "Mansfield, MA" minority "Boston, MA" yes Boston yes both "Polish, Irish" 15 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" depends depends r-full r-full unconscious it is unconscious r-full r-full r-full either r-full r-full no pref no preference "Some people comment on my ""accent"". Some people think it is funny." 18 female "Malden, MA" "Tewksbury, MA (middlesex county)" minority "Tewksbury, MA " don't know "Sommerville, MA" no "Malden, MA" yes mother French 16 r-drop "m: both,f: r-drop" r-drop not in college r-full r-full deliberate Professional (r-full) vs. social (r-dropping) either r-full either r-full r-full r-full no pref none "humor, kidding" 57 female "S. Boston, Suffock, MA" "Stoughton, Norfolk, MA" majority "Marshfield, Plymouth, MA" majority "St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada" no "Worcester, Worcester, MA" no father Irish 17 r-drop "m: r-full,f: r-drop" both both r-full either unconscious No Answer Given. r-full r-full either r-full r-full r-full r-drop R-Dropping gives you an identity to where you live. """Are you from Boston?""" 18 female "Newton, MA" "Watertown, MA" majority "Watertown,MA" majority "Montreal, CA" yes "Cambridge, MA" yes both "Italian, Dutch" 18 r-drop "m: both,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-full r-drop deliberate either r-drop r-drop r-full r-drop r-full no pref 20 male easthampton easthampton majority Amherst yes Belmont no both Jewish 19 r-drop "m: r-full,f: both" both r-full r-full either unconscious Fit in r-drop r-full either r-drop r-full r-full no pref No Answer No Answer 19 male "Lowell, MA" "Lunenburg, MA" minority Same don't know Germany no ? no neither "German, Italian" 20 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: both" r-full both r-full r-full unconscious "If I am uncomfortable sometimes, I put on an accent. Somehow it makes me feel better making a joke of myself." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref "It is better to pronounce all letters if you speak publicly, especially for students who are learning to spell by phonics." "Yeah, I lough at my mom because she says ""cooon"" instead of ""corn""." 25 female Mass "Amherst, MA" very few Same as above Barre MA yes Oakham MA yes father Mom's: New Englanders; Dad's mother: from Texas; Dad's father:from Oakham MA 21 r-drop "m: both,f: both" r-drop r-drop r-full r-drop deliberate not get made fun of r-drop r-full either either either either r-drop what i'm used to no 18 female "beverly, ma" "beverly, ma" most no don't know "peobody, ma" yes "buffalo, ny" no both "irish, sweedish, french, english" 22 r-drop "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate """It depends if the person I'm talking to drops their R's"" j.l." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full """R-full is a proper way to pronounce things."" j.l." N/A 22 male "Denver, n/a, Colorado" "Rochester, Bristole, MA." minority "Watertown, Suffolk, MA." very few "Itarana, Brazil" no "Aimores, Brazil" yes father Indian/Portuguese Italian 23 r-drop "m: both,f: r-full" r-drop r-drop r-full r-drop unconscious either either either either either r-full r-drop R-Dropping because I was raised in Boston No 18 male "Burlington, MA" "Burlington, MA" minority "Amherst, MA" minority Korea no Korea no neither Korean 24 r-drop "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-drop r-full r-full r-full deliberate It wasn't proper to drop R's r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full It is the proper way to pronounce a word None 22 male "denver, Co" Rochester minority Watertown minority "Itarana, Espirito Santo, Brasil" no "Amories, Minas Gerais, Brasil" yes father "Indian, Italian" 25 r-drop "m: r-full,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop either r-drop unconscious r-full r-full either r-full r-full r-full no pref Friends from other areas poking fun at my pronunciation of certain words. 19 female "Boston, MA" "Marshfield, Plymouth County" most "Manhattan, NY" yes "Boston, MA" yes both "Irish, Italian" 26 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop both either r-full unconscious r-drop r-drop either either r-drop r-full Familiar Dialect No 22 male "Beverly, Essex, MA" "Beverly, Essex, MA" majority "Salem, MA" majority "Salem, MA" yes "Beverly, Essex, MA" yes father "French-Canadia, Scottish" 27 r-drop "m: r-drop,f: both" both both don't know r-full unconscious None either either either either r-full r-full no pref None None 20 male "worcester, ma" "sturbridge, ma" minority "Wales, MA" majority worcester ma no worcester ma no mother "Portugese, French" 28 r-full "m: both,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate to poke fun at my mother r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full "it sounds more educated, less like slang" don't remember 18 female "Worcester, Worcester, MA" "Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA" very few Shrewsbury very few "Salem, ?, MA" yes "Worcester area, MA" yes both "French-Canadian, English, Scotish, French" 29 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious either either either either either either r-full "It is what sounds good to my ears, what I have been brought up with." No. 20 male "Boston, MA" "Arlington, MA" majority "New York, New York" no "Benton Harbor, MI" no both "Russian, Ukrainian, Irish, Jewish" 30 r-full "m: r-full,f: both" r-full not in college r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref "People have said that ""r-dropping"" is incorrect." 15 female "Worcester, MA" "Auburn, MA, Worcester County" minority "Gardner, MA" yes "Worcester, MA" yes both Italian 31 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious either either either r-full r-full r-full no pref When making fun of someone 22 female northhampton northhampton very few sunderland very few springfield yes springfield yes neither puerto-rican 32 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate """I only drop my r's if I am imitating a bostonian accent as a joke"". k.s." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref n/a """I only recall jokes being made about bostonian accents, which I guess shows a negative attitude towards it."" k.s." 22 female "Springfield, Hamden, MA." "Chicopee, Hamden, MA." very few "Amherst, Hampshire, MA." very few "Springfield, Hamden, MA." yes "Springfield, Hamden, MA." yes father Portuguese Irish 33 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate For fun. r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full R-full is the correct way to speak. They said that R-dropping is not the correct way to speak. 18 male "Worcester, United States, Massachusetts" "West Boylston, United States, Massachusetts" very few don't know "Southboro, United States, Massachusetts" yes "?, United States, Missouri" no mother "Yugoslavian, Serbian, Irish and Italian" 34 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate to mimic an accent r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full I find r-dropping distracting in a conversation None 49 female Spfld/Hampden/Ma Spfld very few N/A Spfld/Hampden/Ma yes Spfld/Hampden/Ma yes neither French Canadian/ Italian 35 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate Imitation of eastern mass residents r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full sounds more refined; more proper always used in a lighthearted manner- never seriously. Usually there would be a reference to a Kennedy family memeber associated with it. 43 female palmer/hampden/ma plamer/hampden very few no answer don't know palmer/hampden/ma yes palmer/hampden/ma yes neither french-canadian 36 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious "NA, as is #8 but this was not an option" either r-full either either r-full r-full r-full r-dropping sounds more harsh on the ears no 45 female "Springfield, MA " "Westfield, MA " very few "Westfield, MA" very few "Springfield, MA" yes "Westfield, MA" yes mother British 37 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious N/A either either either either either either r-full Not particuarlly Where I am from it is usually noted with a degree of fondness 18 "North Andover, Essex, MA" "North Andover, Essex" most "New York, NY" very few "Monroe, LA" yes Not sure no both Mutt White 38 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" depends depends r-full r-full unconscious no r-drop either r-full either r-full r-full no pref "R dropping is a dialect which distinguishes that your from boston, R full is used so people can understand you clearly" "not really, i never really noticed any difficulty understanding the boston accent and neither teacher or classmates made comments about it" 21 male "Framingham, MA" "Framingham, MA" very few Framingham minority Hong Kong no Hong Kong no both Chinese 39 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" both r-full r-full r-full unconscious (Not deliberate) r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full R-dropping is a horrible habit. It's not how English should be spoken. People say you can't impress anyone by dropping your R's. Friends here at UMass make fun of r-droppers. 17 female "Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts" "Canton, Norfolk" most Amherst very few Poland yes Poland yes both Polish 40 r-full "m: r-full,f: both" both both r-full r-full deliberate "Its deliberate when I'm taking to a more professional person, but its unconscious when I'm taking to my friends mostly." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref "I don't like the really overly-expressed 'slang' talk, but someone who uses r-full and r-dropping is ok." "Growing up, I'm sure that my teachers and parents were like "" speak properly"" or something like that." 17 male "Boston, Mass USA" "Dedham, Mass USA" minority "Dedham, Mass USA" minority "Reading, Mass USA" yes "Reading, Mass USA" yes both "French- Canadian, Italian, Irish" 41 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate I feel like it. r-full r-full r-full either either either r-full I like it. Pak the ca in havad yad. 18 female "Douglas, Worcester, MA" "Douglas, Worcester, MA" very few "Springfield, MA" minority "Springfield, MA" yes "East Long Meadow, MA" yes both "Swedish, Spanish, Polish, Scottish" 42 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate "joke, imitating someone." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full """R-dropping"" makes speaker sound ignorant and uneducated and also unprofessional." 18 female "Norwood, MA" "Westford, Middlesex, MA" very few "Norwood, MA" yes no both "Italian, German, Irish, British" 43 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full It's easier none specifically 21 male Springfield Springfield very few Springfield very few springfield yes springfield yes both Irish 44 r-full "m: both,f: both" r-full not in college r-full r-full unconscious N/A r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full """R-full pronunciation is the proper way to articulate the words you are pronouncing."" p.s." N/A 49 male "Springfield, Hamden, MA." "Springfield, Hamden, MA." very few "Amherst, Hampshire, MA." very few "Springfield, Hamden, MA." yes "New York City, n/a, NY" no neither Portuguese Scottish 45 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious N/A either r-full r-full r-drop r-full r-full r-full I grew up with R-full pronunciation. No 20 female "Belchertown, MA, Hampshire County" "Belchertown, MA" very few "Belchertown, MA" very few "Granby, MA" yes Unsure no both "Irish, French" 46 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" depends depends r-full r-full unconscious either either either either either r-full r-drop """R-dropping sounds hot!""" No. 18 female "Worcester, United States, Massachusetts" "Westborough, United States, Massachusetts" minority "Amherst, United States, Massachusetts" majority "Boston, United States, Massachusetts" no "?,?, Conneticutt" no both "Jewish, Irish" 47 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate Because I wouldn't normally drop my r's r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full "I don't believe we should sill be speaking ""the king's english""" See 18 above 53 male Holyoke/Hampden/Ma Springfield-Hampden very few Hampton/Henry/Georgia yes Plattsburg/?/New York yes neither French Canadian 48 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full it is easier for other to understand no 21 male boston boston very few lowell yes boston yes both african american 49 r-full "m: both,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious n/a either either either either r-full either r-full Can't explain preference. can't remember. 40 female "ware, hampton, ma" "palmer,hampton, ma" very few warren/worcester/ma very few "ware,hampton,ma" yes "ware,hampton,ma" yes neither "polish, french, irish" 50 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious either either either either either r-full no pref No 18 female "Norwich, CT" "Norwich, CT" very few don't know "Norwich, CT" no "Norwich, CT" no neither "Irish, French-Canadian" 51 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full depends r-full r-full deliberate I think it's fun to adapt to who I'm talking with. My friend Joe drops his R's and I like to try to do the same when I'm with him because his enthusiasm is contagious. r-full r-full either r-full r-full r-full r-full "If a word has an ""R"" in it, than to be technically correct, it should be pronounced. I like to pronounce things the way they are in the dicitonary. However, accents are fun and add color to our lives." "I've heard comments regarding the Boston accent; park and other words are pronounced without the R's. The nature of the comments have been very lighthearted and amusing; not derogatory, yet still designating that form of talking as ""different.""" 19 female "Holyoke, Hampden, MA" "Holyoke, Hampden county" very few same New York State no "Buenos Aires, Argentina" no mother "Irish, Scottish, German" 52 r-full "m: both,f: both" both both r-full r-full unconscious No Answer Provided either either either either r-full either no pref No Comments No Comments 18 female "Upton, MA" "Uxbridge, MA" most "Uxbridge, MA" don't know "Northbridge, MA" yes "Upton, MA" yes both Irish 53 r-full m: r-drop r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious part of my dialect r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full it's really formal to talk in R-full pronunciation people would knbow that i am from MA 22 female "boston, MA" Boston (Back Bay) very few n/a don't know boston yes n/a no neither African American 54 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-drop" r-full r-full r-full r-full either either either r-full either r-full r-full R-full sounds less harsh because people from the south always sound angry. My family always makes fun of my dad for dropping his R's. 18 male "Weymouth, MA" "Eastham, Barnstable" very few "Orleans, Barnstable" very few "Hanover, Plymouth, MA" yes "West Roxbury, Suffolk, MA" no both "Irish, French-Canadian" 55 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate "appropriateness, by situation" either either either either either r-full r-full just sounds correct usually mild jokes about accents directed at themselves 20 male "Columbus, OH" "Westford, Middlesex" don't know Westford middlesex don't know "Clemson, SC" no "Clemmson, SC" no both "German, Spanish, English" 56 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full I believe R-dropping is a speech impediment. People makes comments and say that people who drop their R's should go to speech therapy. 18 female "Norhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts" "Northampton, Hampshire" very few "Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts" majority "Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts" yes "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" no both "Irish, German, English" 57 r-full m: r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full either r-full r-full either r-full r-full r-full R-dropping sounds tacky and uneducated can't recall 21 female "Springfield, MA, (Hamden)" Wilbraham MA (Hamden) very few "Holyoke, MA (hampshire)" very few "Park Ridge, NJ" no "Feltre, Italy" yes both Father's side all Italians. Mother's side French and German 58 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" both both r-full r-full deliberate "I don't r-drop when I'm talking to people of higher rank than me, or when I'm talking in front of a group of people." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full "I don't mind some r-dropping, but too much is annopying to listen to." The Boston accent-- park the car in the harvard yard. 18 female "Boston, Mass USA" "Dedham, Mass USA" minority "Dedham, Mass USA" minority Germany no Pittsburg no both "Itlaian, German, Irish" 59 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious not a deliberate choice r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full It sounds more professional not really- 19 female "Amherst, Hampshire, MA" "Amherst, Hampshire" minority "Amherst, Hampshire, MA" minority "Springfield, MO" yes "Chicago,IL" no both "Italian, Irish" 60 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious i dont either either either r-full r-full r-full no pref dont "yes, they said that is what eastern mass people do" 19 female "hadley, ma, usa" amherst very few same don't know springfield yes ware yes both jewish 61 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" both not in college r-full r-full unconscious No Answer either either either either r-full r-full no pref No Answer People pretend to talk with R-dropping accents as a joke. 41 female "Provincetown, MA" Provincetown (Barnstable County) minority Same don't know "Provincetown, MA (Barnstable County)" yes "Provincetown, MA (Barnstable County)" yes father "Irish, Portugese, Greek" 62 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate When mocking someone r-drop r-full either either r-full r-full r-full I understand it "yes, when mocking someone" 19 female Indian Orchard Indian Orchard very few Amherst minority springfield yes Spfld yes neither Italian 63 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref No. 21 male "Attleboro, Bristol, MA." "North Attleboro, Bristol, MA." majority "Attleboro, Bristol, MA." yes "Providence, Providence County, R.I." no both Italian 64 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full I've never spoken any other way. 21 male "Westford, Middlesex County, MA" "Westford, Middlesex County" very few "Westford, Middlesex County, MA" yes "Westford, Middlesex County, MA" yes mother 65 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full not in college r-full r-full deliberate Do not every use the r-dropping dialect r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full I prefer it because it is the dialect that I use no 17 male "Worcester, MA" "Worcester, MA" very few "Worcester, MA" very few "Scranton, PA" no "Linden, NJ" yes both "Irish, Eastern European" 66 r-full "m: r-full,f: don't know" r-full not in college r-full r-full unconscious Just joking around r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full R full sounds more intelligent. No. 14 female "Concord, United States, Massachusetts" "Westborough, United States, Massachusetts" very few "Westborough, United States, Massachusetts" very few "Terrytown, New York, Massachusetts" no N/A no mother "Cherokee, Irish" 67 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full unconscious either either either either either no pref 22 male "Norwood, MA" "Springfield, MA" very few Spfld/Hampden/Ma yes Spfld/Hampden/Ma yes father French Canadian/ Italian 68 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate mocking/ example r-full r-full r-full either either either no pref nope Pahk tha cah in hahvahad yahd 21 female "Weymouth (Plymouth), MA" "Scituate, Plymouth" majority "Amherst, MA" minority "Norwood, MA" yes "Littleton, NH" no father "Scottish, Canadian" 69 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious either r-full r-full r-drop r-full r-full no pref - 18 female "Falmouth, MA" Sandwich MA minority Falmouth Ma yes "Sanford, NC" no both "French-Canadian, English" 70 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-drop deliberate Mockery r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full R-dropping sounds uneducated Mockery by my mother and teachers 20 male "Boston, MA" "North Attleboro, MA" majority "Amherst, MA" minority "New Brunswick, NJ" no "Sciatuate, MA" no both "Sweedish, English, German" 71 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full either either either either either either no pref No. 20 male "Hyannis, Barnstable, MA" "Eastham, Barnstable" very few "Orleans, Barnstable" very few "East Long Meadow, MA" yes "Sutton, MA" no both "Irish, Italian, English" 72 r-full "m: both,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious either either either r-full either r-full no pref 20 female worcester worcester minority springfield minority acton no Natick no mother African American 73 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" depends depends r-full either deliberate when i want to sound retarded either either either r-full r-full r-full no pref n/a nope 20 male "Boston, MA" North Quincy majority same don't know "Canton, China" no "Canton, China" no neither Asian-Chinese 74 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" depends both r-full either unconscious either either either either either either no pref 20 female "Concord, MA" Westford/ Middlesex minority Prague no Bratislava no both Czechoslavakia 75 r-full "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full It sounds better when people pronounce R's. Others can understand better and the R-full English is more proper. People say r-dropping is annoying. 17 male "Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts" "Northampton, Hampshire" very few "Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts" no "Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts" no neither "Italian, French, Irish, Native American" 76 r-full "m: both,f: both" both both either either unconscious none either either either either either either no pref none no 19 female "Grafton, MA" "Grafton, MA" majority same majority "Boston, Ma" no "Boston, MA" no both "Irish, Scottish" 77 both "m: both,f: both" r-drop not in college r-drop either unconscious none either either either either either either no pref none no 21 female "Dorchester, MA" "Foxboro, MA" majority same majority "Weymouth, MA" yes "Weymouth, MA" yes mother Irish 78 both "m: r-full,f: r-drop" both both r-full r-full deliberate To whom I am speaking with or to. r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref I don't have a prefrence really. "Just in making reference to the common Boston quote ""pahk tha cah in tha havahd yahd""" 19 female "Boston, Mass USA" "Dedham, Mass USA" minority "Dedham, Mass" minority "Boston, Mass USA" yes "Boston, Mass USA" yes mother "Irish, French- Canadian" 79 both "m: both,f: both" r-drop r-drop r-full r-full unconscious to sound more professional r-full r-full either either either r-full no pref no no 18 female "worcester, ma" "worcester, ma" most no don't know "worcester, ma" yes "worcester, ma" yes both "italian, french-canadian, irish" 80 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious not deliberate either either r-full either r-full r-full no pref none people need to complete the word 22 male "Wrcester, MA" Worcester minority same don't know Puerto Rico yes Puerto Rico yes mother "Italian, Peurto-Rican" 81 both "m: r-drop,f: both" both both r-full either unconscious During a presentation I will make an effort to pronounce my R's r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref No Answer No Answer 20 male "Needham, MA" Needham minority "Framingham, MA (Worcester County)" minority "Rolindale, MA" yes "Needham, MA" yes father "Italian, French, English, Irish" 82 both "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop both r-full r-full deliberate Trying to speak clearly or to seem more intelligent r-drop r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-drop Part of how I grew up "Comments from cousins from Florida, making fun of R-dropping" 20 male "Manchester, NH" "Shrewsbury, MA, Worcester County" most "Sturbridge, MA" majority "Medford, MA" no "Worcester, MA" yes both "Italian, Portuguese, French-Canadian" 83 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" both both r-full r-full deliberate Sarcasm or comedic purpose r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref People make fun of it 18 male "Boston, MA" "North Attleboro, MA" minority "Albequrque, NM" no "Richmond, NY" no both "Polish, German, Welsh" 84 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious n/a either r-full either either either either r-full It sounds better Sounds dumb 18 female "Palo Alto, California" "Medfield, MA" minority n/a India no India no both Indian 85 both "m: r-full,f: r-drop" both both r-full r-full unconscious it is unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full A more clear pronunciation no 47 male "Lowell, MA (middlesex county)" "Lowell, MA (middlesex county)" most "Chelmsford, MA (middlesex)" most "Nashua, NH (Rockinham county)" no "Lowell, MA" yes neither "French, Irish" 86 both "m: r-full,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop r-full don't know deliberate "It sounds more proper, so for something important I use R-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full It is proper no 19 female "Holyoke, MA" Amherst MA minority same minority "New York, NY" yes "Manchester, MA" yes both French 87 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-drop r-drop r-full r-full unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref No. 18 female "Beverly, Essex, MA." "Georgetown, Essex, MA." majority "Quincy, Suffolk, MA." no "Salem, Essex, MA." no neither "French-Canadian, Irish, Polish" 88 both "m: both,f: both" r-full r-full r-full r-full deliberate Not sounding like a fool. either either either either either either no pref N/A Most treat it was a silly speech-related phenomenon. 19 male "Lawrence, Essex, MA" "Lawrence, Essex, MA" majority "Methuen, Essex, MA" majority "Lawrence, Essex, MA" yes "Lawrence, Essex, MA" yes both "Polish, Irish, Lithuanian" 89 both "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" both r-full r-full r-full deliberate r-dropping sounds unintelligent r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full R-dropping does not lend itself to intelligence. no 22 male "Worcester, MA" "Oxford, MA" majority "Amherst, MA" minority don't know yes not sure yes father Swedish and French 90 both "m: both,f: both" depends r-drop r-full r-full deliberate "use r-full when doing business or calling peopl. In most parts of the country they don't r-drop so it's more universal to not when talking with these people. also, they won't laugh/judge, easier to understand. " r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref only have one for when calling for business or similar situations. I was taught in school that proper English did not drop Rs. 50 female "Worcester, Worcester, MA" "West Boylston, Worcester, MA" most "Brimfield, Hamden, MA" majority "Lynchburg, VA" yes "West Boylston, Worcester, MA" yes father "Irish, Scot" 91 both "m: both,f: both" both both r-full r-full unconscious either either either r-full r-full r-full no pref No 20 male "Medford, MA" "Billerica, MA" majority "Tewksbury, MA" majority "Sommerville, MA" no "Medford, MA" no neither italian 92 both "m: r-drop,f: r-full" both both r-full r-full deliberate Not a natural environment r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref it only affects some words. I grew up using both Never 20 male "Portsmouth, NH " "Reading, MA" minority N/A "Hopkinton, MA" yes "Dover, NH " yes both "Italian, Irish" 93 both "m: r-drop,f: r-full" both both r-full r-full unconscious not deliberate either r-full either either r-full r-full no pref no preference My dad made fun of my mom for dropping r's. 18 female "Boston, MA" "Natick, Middlesex, MA" minority not different don't know "Waltham, MA" yes "Greenfield, Franklin, MA" yes both "Irish, Polish" 94 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" depends depends r-full r-full unconscious r-drop r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref 18 female "Lawrence, MA" "Methuen, MA" most "Lawrence, MA" majority "Jadra, Lebanon" no "Jadra, Lebanon" no neither Lebanese 95 both "m: r-full,f: both" both r-full r-full r-full deliberate "I try not to have an accent, I find it ignorant." r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full I find accents to be ignorant They said it was said to be to so colloquil and should not be used in a professional environment. 18 male "Milford, MA" "Mendon, MA" very few "Palmero, Italy" no "Hamma, Syria" no both "syrian, italian" 96 both "m: both,f: both" both both r-full r-full deliberate to sound more professional r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref no preference "just repeating me or saying ""cah"" or ""car""" 20 female "Worcester, MA" Worcester majority n/a don't know Worcester yes Worcester yes both "Irish, Swedish, Irish, English, French-Canadian" 97 both "m: both,f: r-drop" both both r-full r-full unconscious No Comments either r-full either r-full r-full r-full no pref No Preference No Comments 18 female "West Roxbury, Boston, MA" Boston majority West Roxbury don't know "Roslindale, Boston, MA" yes "West Roxbury, Boston, MA" yes both Irish 98 both "m: r-drop,f: both" depends depends r-full either deliberate professionalism r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full no pref none I was made fun of for dropping my Rs. 22 female "Marshfield, Plymouth, MA" "Marshfield, Plymouth, MA" most same most "South Boston, Suffolk, MA" yes "Quincy, Norfolk, MA" yes both "Irish, Finnish" 99 both "m: both,f: r-full" r-drop both r-full either deliberate To be understood more clearly by others r-full r-full either r-full r-full r-full no pref N/A My father and sister would often tease me jokingly for not pronouncing my R's because it was most of the time. 18 female "Norwood, MA" "Norwood, MA" most n/a "Norwood, MA" yes "Mattapan, Boston, MA" no both "Italian, Irish, French Canadian, Scottish" 100 both "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop r-drop either r-drop unconscious r-drop r-full r-full r-drop r-full r-full no pref Friends used to make fun of pronuciations used. 18 male "Winchester, Middlesex, MA." "Stoneham, Middlesex, MA." most "Melrose, Middlesex, MA." yes "Boston, Suffolk, MA." yes neither Italian 101 both "m: both,f: both" both both either either unconscious n/a either either either either either r-full no pref n/a just pointing out the obvious dropped r's 21 male "Beverly, Essex, MA" "Peabody, Essex" don't know n/a don't know don't know no not sure no both "French-Canadian, Irish" 102 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" both both either either unconscious either either either either either either no pref """Is there an 'r' in that word?""" 21 male "Mansfield, Bristol County, MA" "Mansfield, Bristol" majority "Belchertown, Hampshire County" minority "Marblehead, MA" no "Sandwich, MA" yes both "English, Scottish, Russian" 103 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" depends not in college either either unconscious n/a r-full r-full r-full either either either no pref n/a n/a 61 male southbridge/ma southbridge/ma most warren most n/a no n/a no neither French 104 both "m: r-drop,f: r-full" both both don't know don't know unconscious It is not deliberate. r-drop r-full either r-full r-full r-full no pref i dont no 20 male "halifax , massachusetts, usa" braintree most not dif don't know "lennox, MA, usa" yes ireland no both irish and italian 105 both "m: r-full,f: r-full" both both don't know don't know unconscious none either either either either either either no pref no preference no 43 female "Brighton, MA" "Boston, MA" majority "Foxboro, MA" don't know The Netherlands no Don't Know no neither "Italian, Dutch" 106 don't know "m: don't know,f: don't know" don't know don't know r-full r-full unconscious it is unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full Sounds better and more educated. none 46 female "Arlington, MA" "Westford, MA ( middlesex county" don't know "Chelmsford, MA (middlesex county)" don't know "Arlington, MA" yes "Lowell, MA (middlesex county)" no both "Irish, French" 107 "m: r-full,f: r-full" r-full r-full r-full r-full unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full "I'm more used to hearing ""r-full"" instead of ""r-dropping""" 18 female "Lowell, MA" "Andover, MA" minority "Andover, MA" minority "Mumbai, India" no "Mumbai, India" no both Inidan 108 "m: r-drop,f: r-drop" r-drop both r-full r-drop unconscious r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-full r-drop "It's just natural for me, I think it sounds better too." 17 female "Worcester, MA, USA" "Bare, MASS" minority "West Brookfield, Mass" minority "Worcester, Mass" yes "Worcester, Mass" yes both "French, Native American"