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Bostonians React To Hyundai's Boston-Themed Super Bowl Spot

Boston residents mostly love Hyundai’s Boston-themed Super Bowl spot, but are taking issue with the way the word “wicked” is used. “Viewers have been weighing in on the use of the word ‘wicked,’ which gets tossed around in the ad in a way that Boston ears might find, well, wicked awkward,” according to the Boston Globe. “Wicked is not an adjective, it’s an adverb,” one person pointed out, after the South Korean car manufacturer unveiled the commercial online this week. “Wicked awesome, wicked cold. Nothing is just ‘wicked.’”

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