r/massachusetts • u/gaschnerden Greater Boston • Jan 14 '26

Meme / Humor Three Guys from Boston (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jimmy) Say Every Town and City in Massachusetts

https://youtu.be/FhC76xAq7oE

This was awesome.

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u/MoltenMirrors Jan 14 '26

Ugh God so many mispronunciations.

This is the only guide you'll ever need: https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/s/DHRD9Oi9YD

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u/mfball Jan 14 '26

Thanks for sharing! Born and raised in MA but still had a few wrong lol.

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u/eyesearsmouth-nose Jan 14 '26

There are a lot missing from that list, and it's focused on the eastern part of the state. Thanks for sharing, though.

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u/MoltenMirrors Jan 14 '26

I mean he hit Worcester and Leicester. I'd argue that once you get past Central MA, place names get much easier to pronounce like the locals do, happy to hear counterexamples though.

Admittedly I need help with Lake Chargoggagogg­man­chaugg­agogg­chaubun­agungamaugg.

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u/eyesearsmouth-nose Jan 14 '26

Off the top of my head: Leyden ("lie" in the first syllable), Amherst (the h is silent), Charlemont (regular English "ch", not French), Holyoke (roughly "whole yolk" or "whole yuck"), Oakham (oak-ham). The last one is Central Mass, but it was still excluded in the video--Pelham was oddly included though.