Well, maybe they don’t like the way people in Mass pronounce Peabody (pee-BAH-dee) so DHS doesn’t believe it’s part of the US
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I thought they said PEE- bitty.
apr 12, 2025, 1:23 am • 1 0 • view
pib-dee. no emphasis anywhere. must be eating crackers while saying.
apr 12, 2025, 12:54 am • 1 0 • view
Not to nitpick, but it’s PEE-bah-dee.
apr 12, 2025, 12:29 am • 12 0 • view
PEEB-dee.
apr 12, 2025, 12:31 am • 7 0 • view
Yes that’s after a drink or two.
apr 12, 2025, 4:34 pm • 0 0 • view
Correct 😅
apr 12, 2025, 12:33 am • 0 0 • view
indeed - my old person brain fart - you are correct - got my accent misplaced👍🏻💯
apr 12, 2025, 12:31 am • 2 0 • view
I went to Mass for the first time a few weeks ago and was on the train omw to my friend and could not understand ANY of the town names, none were anything like they were spelled. The only reason I know Gloucester is from War of the Roses shows
apr 12, 2025, 1:35 am • 3 0 • view
And then there are Quin-zee, Hay-vruhl, Wistah, Meh-fid, and the favorite place for 12 year old boys everywhere, Athol.
apr 12, 2025, 1:53 am • 5 0 • view
PEE-b’dee is how I’d write it phonetically, capturing the cadence of native speakers. I’m not a native, but have lived 20 miles from Peabody for 38 years.
apr 12, 2025, 1:47 am • 0 0 • view
PEE - bud - ee
apr 12, 2025, 12:45 am • 0 0 • view
as I was corrected, I misplaced the accent mark- it is indeed correctly pronounced PEE-bah-dee - not the way I initially phonetically spelled it out. My bad🤗🤔🤪
apr 12, 2025, 12:33 am • 92 0 • view
Actually I think it’s PEE-bud-ee
apr 12, 2025, 12:45 am • 69 0 • view
Isn’t it PEW-buh-dee? I remember learning that you have to go through there to get to Beverly and thinking, “I already went through puberty.” But this is more bad news from the fascists and they have to be stopped.
apr 12, 2025, 12:49 am • 20 0 • view
As a Beverly resident during my formative years, I going "PEE-bud-ee."
apr 12, 2025, 2:25 am • 2 0 • view
We definitely called it PEE-buh-dee on our way to Beverly to see my Nana. When we saw the signs for Montserrat (we called it monster rat) we knew we were almost there. 🙂
apr 12, 2025, 1:19 am • 1 0 • view
I can accept “pee-buh-dee” because this morning my wife, who is from outside of Worcester, confirmed it for me. I’ve definitely been saying pew all these years, but I can accept that I was wrong. I need authoritative sources, not you randos.
apr 12, 2025, 1:23 pm • 1 0 • view
No, it’s definitely PEE-bah-dee.
apr 12, 2025, 12:52 am • 33 0 • view
I think it's best written out as PEE-b'dy.
apr 12, 2025, 1:53 am • 4 0 • view
That’s close.
apr 12, 2025, 2:40 am • 2 0 • view
It's difficult to convey because no normal person would ever pronounce that combination of letters in that way.
apr 12, 2025, 2:46 am • 2 0 • view
apr 12, 2025, 7:02 pm • 1 0 • view
I would ❤️ this a million times if I could. 😉
apr 12, 2025, 7:15 pm • 0 0 • view
This conversation is why people from Massachusettes don't win the presidency anymore .
apr 12, 2025, 1:17 am • 4 0 • view
Mike - Life is hard enough these days … it’s even harder if you can’t share a laugh.
apr 12, 2025, 1:22 am • 1 0 • view
It. Was. A. Joke .
apr 12, 2025, 1:37 am • 3 0 • view
Ha!
apr 12, 2025, 2:23 am • 1 0 • view
You Bahstonians & we Noo Yawkers may use slightly different versions of sarcasm . And we might root for different baseball, football, basketball & hockey teams . But when it comes to opposing fascists trying to overturn everything our respective ancestors fought for - We're on the same page .
apr 12, 2025, 4:09 am • 2 0 • view
100%!!!
apr 12, 2025, 5:02 pm • 0 0 • view
I’m just glad I set off fire storm about pronunciation of “Peabody,” where article is about an American born citizen receiving an idiotic deport notice from the fake Mar A Lago plastic faced fake boobed ICE Barbie bimbo Nazi bitch and Tom the fucking Nazi douchebag fuckwit (ran out of room) Homan
apr 12, 2025, 1:33 am • 5 0 • view
Point understood and taken, Lee. Since 1/20, every day seems to bring a nonstop fire hose of horror. It was nice to have a brief moment of levity at the expense of our geographical area. My God, this administration will be the death of us all.
apr 12, 2025, 2:39 am • 3 0 • view
More P-BDEE said really rapidly.
apr 12, 2025, 1:55 am • 8 0 • view
Correct
apr 12, 2025, 2:13 am • 0 0 • view
Unless you’re wicked MA, then it’s PEA-bid-ee.
apr 12, 2025, 1:19 am • 3 0 • view
Now do Worcester! 😂
apr 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 2 0 • view
You mean Worcestershire?
apr 12, 2025, 3:40 pm • 0 0 • view
Nope
apr 12, 2025, 10:36 pm • 1 0 • view
You are correct
apr 12, 2025, 12:55 am • 1 0 • view
That is where my BFF's mom is from, and the pronunciation has caused some hilarious fights and misunderstandings (BFF was raised in Berkeley, CA).
apr 12, 2025, 1:17 am • 2 0 • view
tsk tsk
apr 12, 2025, 2:04 am • 0 0 • view
Flashbacking hard to that time I got lost driving to Concord MA and the nice local dude didn't know what town I was asking about until he tweaked and said, "Oh, CANcerd!". Now I know. 🥳
apr 12, 2025, 1:26 am • 2 0 • view