By adamg on Fri., 9/8/2017 - 9:02 pm
A few years ago, a self-proclaimed "Boston insider" wrote a book about moving to Boston. Seems fine, except as one Dorchester resident noticed the other day, the book declares that Dot residents often call their neighborhood "The Chest."
While newcomers will want to stay clear of certain areas of the Chest, several are worth considering, especially if you're on a budget.
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Because of the "H," right?
By anon
Sat, 09/09/2017 - 4:36pm
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Dorchester and Worcester are
By Cute Username
Sat, 09/09/2017 - 6:12pm
Dorchester and Worcester are both more-or-less pronounced the same way as their English namesakes, (give or take our respective accents) and English place names tend to have a rather circuitous history. Plus I mean Dorchester has an H in it and Worcester doesn't. That has to count for something.
Worcester
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 09/09/2017 - 8:25pm
Good thing the author doesn't have friends in Worcester.
Some great 'hoods in the Big Sauce
By anon
Sat, 09/09/2017 - 9:31pm
Just saying
Place names containing
By anon
Tue, 09/12/2017 - 2:33pm
Place names containing "Chester" go back to the Latin castrum meaning a fort, and "Chester" has been spelled in a variety of ways. Wikipedia says Worcester used to be "Weorgoran ceaster," for example. The word "castle" comes from the same root.
Similarly any place name ending in -borough, -boro, -bury, -burg, -burgh all go back to the same Latin root, burgus, another kind of Roman fort.
Before the printing press, people weren't too particular about spelling.
Wister
By anon
Sun, 09/10/2017 - 10:10am
Worcester natives pronounce it more like Wister. We in Boston call in Wooster..
Not a native
By anon
Mon, 09/11/2017 - 11:22pm
The Welcome to Dot twitter page is run by a Texan....he's not from Dorchester
Ah, so a DBC
By adamg
Tue, 09/12/2017 - 12:35am
I've corrected the original post.
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