Your City's Official Language

[broderic_randal]

english is the native language, but korean, japanese, chinese, indian are also dominant

 

[assholebythedoor]

we like to say give it here a lot

 

[Violator79]

The single biggest word here in Pittsburgh is Yinz. Yinz is you all plural. Example: "What are yinz doing later?" Some say it like Yunz, but it's Yinz. Oh another big word is DahnTahn. For all non 'Burghers, that's downtown. Has anyone here on the board seen a woman wearing a babushka? That's those scarfs that old ladies wear around their head and neck. How many gumbands do yinz have? Gumbands are rubber bands! I could go on and on with Pittsburgh words, but I think yinz got the idea.

 

[CRock]

Y'all and ain't seems to be in every sentence spoken here. So Ebonics would be my guess.

 

[E-Ann-Hilden]

The Midwestern 'Non-Accent'

http://www.usa.labelart.ru/general.php

Wow! what you learn from a russian site on Yahoo! Knew only the basic's before...

 

[E-Ann-Hilden]

OK, since we have a thread about naming soft drinks, http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=282833, that got me thinking of what kind of local language does your city have? Mine, it's quite obvious: Pittsburghese. What kind of names do you use for everyday items, sayings you use, etc., where you're from?

I have a coffee mug with Pittsburghese written all over it. Makes me smile about living in Bethel Park and going to college in PA . :glugglug:

Mourninside, Mahnt Troy, Souseside, Yinz

 

[TITS KING]

English....................................

 

[Becks...poamr]

I thought you were speaking the languague of love with Mr. Senob.

If that's what you want to believe... :tongue: