[Ads-l] Dorchester

[Mark Mandel]

Aha! Yes, now I remember: "Dot Ave" /ˈdɑtˈæv/. Thank you for the info and
the correction.

Mark


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On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Joel Berson <berson at att.net> wrote:

> "Dot" not as a noun referring to the town, but rather as an adjective,
> according to:
>
> 5 Things You Didn't Know About Dorchester
>
> ...
>
> 5. Not ‘The Dot’Perhaps you’ve heard Dorchester called ‘The Dot.’ But ‘The
> Dot’ is NOT short for Dorchester, at least according to people who are OFD.
> The Boston-centric website Universal Hub, relying on some help from
> long-time Dorchester residents, explains in its Wicked Good Guide To Boston
> English, Dot is “an adjective referring to something or somebody from
> Dorchester,” but it’s not a synonym for Dorchester. Only “people from
> Southie” use it that way, the definition explains. Instead, it only works
> in phrases like “Dot Rat” and “Dot Ave.” OFD, by the way, is short for
> “originally from Dorchester.” But you didn’t hear that here.
>
> (I remember initially being puzzled by "Dot Avenue.")
>
> Joel
>


>       From: Mark Mandel <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
>  To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>  Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 12:13 AM
>  Subject: Re: [ADS-L] Dorchester
>
> I lived in eastern Mass. for 20 years, and I remember seeing it called
> something that started with "Dot".
>

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