Is it both or Bolth?
Benjamin in Seattle, Washington, was surprised when someone pointed out his nonstandard pronunciation of the word both as bolth. About 10 percent of respondents to our online survey said they pronounce the word both with an L sound in it.
Why do Northerners say Bolth?
Red Letter Media is based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have (very slight) Midwestern accents. I’m in the Midwest as I hear people say it either way. Most of the time people say it as “bolth” it’s because they were never told otherwise so that’s just how they grew up saying it.
What accent pronounces both as Bolth?
I’ve been sitting here saying “bolth” out loud for couple of minutes and now the dog is giving me funny looks. It sounds more like a Northern Irish accent than any American one to me. Hypercorrection.