Western Pennsylvania English
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western-pennsylvania-english-169-15301665
title:
Western Pennsylvania English
text:
Western Pennsylvania English, known more narrowly as Pittsburgh English or popularly as Pittsburghese, is a dialect of American English native primarily to the western half of Pennsylvania, centered on the city of Pittsburgh, but potentially appearing in some speakers as far north as Erie County, as far west as Youngstown, Ohio, and as far south as Clarksburg, West Virginia. Commonly associated with the working class of Pittsburgh, users of the dialect are colloquially known as "Yinzers".
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Dialect of American English
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_English
date created:
2002-10-27T02:06:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T16:32:37Z
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13
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