NO, NYC, Boston....

[Dan Goodman]

It's said that the best way to get correct information on the Net is to
give incorrect information -- which will then be corrected.  So:  Here's
my amateur opinions:

As I understand it, the dialects of New York City, New Orleans, Boston,
and Baltimore have certain features in common.

They have two other things in common:  1) They've been major seaports,
which probably meant they got influences from Britain and from each
other.  2) They got a number of Irish immigrants.

I would think there's some connection.

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