Pittsburghese - It's A Burgh Thing
The earliest English-speaking immigrants to North America brought their native English dialects with them. These people were Quakers, Germans and largely “Scotch-Irish" and many locals refer to the way they speak as "Pittsburghese" and speak it proudly. Linguists still have a lot to learn about the dialects of southwestern Pa. Like other aspects of local heritage, we think “Pittsburghese” is worth understanding and preserving. Speakers of Pittsburgh English are sometimes called "Yinzers". Explore Pittsburgh Check out these other pages!
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Below are a few "Pittsburghese" terms and things "Yinzers" say that you may want to know!
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Carnegie Mellon University Professor, Barbara Johnstone explains
about Pittsburghese! Check out the Pittsburgh Speech and Society Site |
Pittsburgh is just as unique as the people who live here. Below is a collection of unique photos we thought you might enjoy. These photos are courtesy of many amazing photographers. Please check out our main photo page to view more photos from the "OneBurgh Preferred" Photographers. If you would like to contribute your own Pittsburgh photo to our collection, please email us your photo with name of subject and specify courtesy of.
The Kaufman Clock
Courtesy of Drew Nelson |
Historic Braddock
Courtesy of Chris Litherland |
Gone but Not Forgotten - The Igloo
Courtesy of Dave DiCello |
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