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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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BOSTON. The capital of the state of Massachusetts and cultural centre of
NEW ENGLAND, one of the earliest areas of English settlement in what is now the US and a focal point from which English spread. Its social leaders are called
Boston Brahmins, a wry allusion to the priestly caste of India. In the 19c, they included such literary figures as Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and James Russell Lowell, whose tastes were European and unsympathetic to the majority of 19c US writers, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman. Boston represented a ‘genteel’ tradition in literature and language that has not survived. Currently, Bostonian speech is most widely known from the usage of President John F. Kennedy and his brothers, as stereotyped for example by the long ‘flat’ vowel and
r-lessness of expressions like
paak the caa (park the car) and the intrusive
r of
Cuba/r is a problem. Bostonian speech ranges from low-prestige to Boston Brahmin, which, although educated and cultured, is not widely admired outside the city. Compare
NEW YORK. See
DIALECT IN AMERICA.
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FOOTBALL; THANKSGIVING 2003; Boston Latin delivers; English just can't keep up.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; Byline: JOHN CONNOLLY A young Boston English team gave its best effort in recent...extra points and stopping a more seasoned Boston Latin squad once on downs in the second...ENGLISH ** Year-by-year of the Boston Latin-Boston English contest, the oldest...
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BOSTON GAS ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING COLLABORATION WITH BOSTON PARTNERS IN EDUCATION; NONPROFIT TO BENEFIT FROM SALE OF 'RAINBOW TANK' COMMEMORATIVES
PR Newswire; 9/28/1993; 700+ words
; BOSTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Boston Gas Company announced that they will begin repainting the...rainbow as a "symbol of hope, uplifting and spring" for Boston. When removing the first tank, Boston Gas was committed...
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Boston Private Completes Acquisition of First State Bancorp.
PR Newswire; 2/17/2004; 700+ words
; Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. today...per share, with 85% payable in shares of Boston Private common stock and the remaining 15...2.84 in cash and 0.6757 shares of Boston Private common stock based on an exchange...
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Boston Real Estate Office Specializing in Boston Luxury Apartments Expands Professional Staff.
News Wire article from: PRWeb; 4/13/2009; 700+ words
; Boston, MA, Apr 13, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- First Boston Realty International, http://www.firstbostonrealty.com], who focuses on Boston Luxury Apartments (http://www.firstbostonrealty...
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Boston Private Added to S&P 600.
PR Newswire; 10/31/2001; 700+ words
; ...of Increased Earnings Proves Worthy for Index BOSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq...million to $1 billion range. At time of posting Boston Private's Market Cap was approximately $320...
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Boston Market(R) Spreading Its Wings.
PR Newswire; 11/7/2001; 700+ words
; ...Continued Strong Growth for the 'New Boston Market' GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire...high-quality, home-style meals, Boston Market Corporation is opening new stores...1997 with a new store right outside of Boston, where the company started more than...
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Boston's 'moment,' on gridiron and beyond; From football to Kerry to a convention and a labyrinth of tunnels, it's a renaissance for a city of Brahmins and beans.(USA)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 2/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...writer of The Christian Science Monitor BOSTON -- Despite a spectacular victory, the...quarterback Tom Brady, who urged the people of Boston not to pull the city apart during postgame...it may have seemed an unusual image: Boston residents rioting down rabbit- warren...
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Boston Properties towers above; Strategies fill offices despite lull.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/24/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...hardly seem fertile enough to produce one of Boston's top publicly traded companies. But last year Boston Properties Inc. once again overcame a rocky...top of the Herald Hundred Superstar 10. Boston Properties' performance is even more impressive...
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BOSTON A STAR-SPANGLED SYMBOL OF HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 5/30/1999; 700+ words
; ...Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Boston Harbor and the USS Constitution, the...move along the Charles River with the Boston skyline as a backdrop. (COLOR) RIGHT...way to the historic Old North Church in Boston's North End neighborhood. The landmark...
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Boston Neighborhood to Celebrate One Brigham Circle Grand Opening.
Business Wire; 10/31/2003; 700+ words
; Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31...office/retail development project of New Boston Fund, NDC Development Associates, Inc...Hill Neighborhood Housing Services New Boston Fund, Inc., the premier Boston-based...
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Boston
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Boston city (1990 pop. 574,283), state capital and seat of Suffolk co., E Mass., on Boston Bay, an arm of Massachusetts Bay; inc...Economy The largest city in New England, Boston is an educational, governmental, and financial...
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Boston: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Boston: Economy Major Industries and Commercial...Since the 1988 – 1992 downturn, Boston experienced an ongoing economic recovery...As in many places across the country, Boston's economy was affected by the events on...
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Boston Market Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Boston Market Corporation 14103 Denver West Parkway Golden, Colorado...722211 Limited-Service Restaurants; 722320 Caterers Boston Market Corporation — formerly Boston Chicken Inc. — grew rapidly after its start in...
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Boston Properties, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Boston Properties, Inc. 8 Arlington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 U.S.A. (617) 859-2600 Fax...he amassed in commercial real-estate development. When Boston Properties, Inc. was reorganized in 1997 from a partnership...
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Boston: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Boston: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools Boston's school district is one of the nation's 60 largest. Boston spends nearly 30 percent of its annual budget on school matters, and its system excels in special education...
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