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This Article Is Wicked Interesting | Only In Massachusetts

This Article Is Wicked Interesting | Only In Massachusetts
Patch
11 hrs ago
Dave Copeland
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Theories on why Bostonians use wicked as a substitute for very have credited the Salem witch trials and former Mayor James M. Curley (above, right, with Democratic presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932). Those theories are wrong.
Only In Massachusetts is an occasional series where Patch tries to find answers to questions about life in Massachusetts. Have a question about the Bay State that needs answering? Send it to dave.copeland@patch.com.
The natural follow-up for a column on Why do Bostonians drop their R s? is Why do people in eastern Massachusetts and other parts of New England use the word wicked as a synonym for very ? ....

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This Article Is Wicked Interesting | Only In Massachusetts

This Article Is Wicked Interesting | Only In Massachusetts
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