What kind of slang terms were used in Massachusetts in 1947?

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It sounds like that person would be a good candidate for having a Mid-Atlantic accent, particularly if they are wealthy or highly-educated. It was sort of a pidgin accent used by upper-class Americans, entertainers, and/or those who spent a lot of time living in both the Northeast and the UK. It was actually the prestige American accent until that status was supplanted by American Midlands after WWII. Proponents at the time also tried to sell it as "World English".

Speakers that you can likely study clips of on Youtube are FDR, George Plimpton, Dick Cavet, and early John Kerry.

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