Editing Boston accent (section)

==In popular culture==
Although not all Boston-area speakers are non-rhotic, [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhoticity]] remains the feature most widely associated with the region. As a result, it is frequently the subject of humor about Boston, as in comedian [[Jon Stewart]] joking in his book ''[[America (The Book)|America]]'' that, although [[John Adams]] drafted the 1780 [[Massachusetts Constitution]], "delegates from his state refused to ratify the letter 'R'".<ref>Stewart, John et al. (2014). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=eSycAAAAQBAJ&dq=onepage&q=%22refused%20to%20ratify%22 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction]''. Grand Central Publishing.</ref>

Being conspicuous and easily identifiable as regional, Boston accents are routinely featured by actors in films set in Boston, particularly for working-class white characters, such as in ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'', ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'', ''[[The Departed]]'', ''[[Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester by the Sea]]'', ''[[The Town (2010 film)|The Town]]'', ''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]'', ''[[The Fighter]]'', and ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]''.<ref name="Gottlieb">Gottlieb, Jeremy (February 3, 2017). ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/02/03/hollywood-has-a-boston-problem/?noredirect=on Hollywood has a Boston problem]". ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>Mostue, Anne. "[https://www.npr.org/2014/08/27/343419500/setting-your-movie-in-boston-bettah-get-the-accent-right Setting Your Movie in Boston? Bettah Get the Accent Right]". ''[[NPR]]''. August 27, 2014.</ref> Television series based within a Boston setting such as ''[[Boston Public]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]'' have featured the accent. ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' character [[Joe Quimby|Mayor Quimby]] talks with an exaggerated Boston accent as a reference to the former US Senator [[Ted Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite news | first = John Robbie | last = Brown | title = Kennedy backs city's 'Simpsons Movie' campaign | date = 2 July 2007 | publisher = NY Times Co. | work = Boston.com }}</ref> Television [[comedy sketch]]es have featured the accent, including "[[The Boston Teens]]" and "Dunkin Donuts" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', as well as "Boston Accent Trailer" on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]''.<ref name="Gottlieb"/>

In ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'', the family members of Shannon Mullins all speak with the Boston accent, and confusion arises from the pronunciation of the word ''narc'' as ''nahk'' {{IPA|/nak/}}. In the video game ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', the character Scout, who is a Boston native himself, talks with a distinct Boston accent, although it sometimes lapses into a Brooklyn accent.