Bostonians take class to sound classy

NPR reports on a class available in Boston to help locals reduce their accent (link to audio file).

The Boston accent is a sound that's as much a trademark of the city as Fenway Park and Harvard Yard. But some locals are looking to ditch the accent. Michele Norris talks to Billy Baker of The Boston Globe about his story on a class to help Bostonians get rid of their accents.

Six years earlier NPR reported on those distinctive Boston accents.

Pahk the kah in Hahvud yahd... Say what? To celebrate the launch of Day to Day on Boston member station WBUR, NPR's Mike Pesca reports on the nuances of Bostonian accents