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Grammar lesson for today. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Apr 2021 OP
In this neck of the woods it's Uans doc03 Apr 2021 #1
You must be in western PA near Pittsburgh. wnylib Apr 2021 #19
And here in 'da Burgh' MyOwnPeace Apr 2021 #2
That is what I meant didn't know the proper doc03 Apr 2021 #3
Spellin - wha' dat? MyOwnPeace Apr 2021 #6
I think it can also be "you'ns" or... 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #8
North east, "yous" da Burgh is Yunz and down south it's y'all... mitch96 Apr 2021 #4
I am in Ohio 60 miles from Pittsburgh my doc03 Apr 2021 #5
From the "BIBLE"........ MyOwnPeace Apr 2021 #7
My dad grew up in Chicago, in Hyde Park. He said "warsh" and... 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #9
Things like that..... MyOwnPeace Apr 2021 #10
When I first moved to Arkansas I heard people using the phrase " war plowers". Arkansas Granny Apr 2021 #12
You have solved an age old mystery for me... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2021 #14
dixiegrrrl, Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #16
Relative did a full genealogy of our fam. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2021 #17
I'm right across the state line from Yinz here in NE Ohio Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #15
A little farther north of you 'uns, wnylib Apr 2021 #20
Arkansas Grammy! Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #11
☺☺ Arkansas Granny Apr 2021 #13
Did anyone else NOT need that translated? Leith Apr 2021 #18
Western NY, especially areas near wnylib Apr 2021 #21
A "triple contraction" - impressive! UTUSN Apr 2021 #22

3catwoman3

(23,971 posts)
8. I think it can also be "you'ns" or...
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 03:55 PM
Apr 2021

...”you’ uns.”

(Man, spellcheck did NOT like either of those. Took me 3 times for each.)

mitch96

(13,890 posts)
4. North east, "yous" da Burgh is Yunz and down south it's y'all...
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 03:22 PM
Apr 2021

"yous should have waited"
"yunz should have waited"
"y'all should have waited"
same same..

I always liked.. Jeet yet? no, jon tu? aka.. did you eat yet? No do you want to?
m

doc03

(35,324 posts)
5. I am in Ohio 60 miles from Pittsburgh my
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 03:25 PM
Apr 2021

buddy when I lived in Virginia called it Pennsylvania talk.
Like they speak proper English in VA

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
7. From the "BIBLE"........
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 03:51 PM
Apr 2021

HOW TO SPEAK PITTSBURGHESE

AHT - The area beyond one's immediate surroundings. "It's so nice ahtside, I'll take a walk through Schenley Park."

DAHNTAHN - That part of Pittsburgh below uptahn: one of the largest corporate centers in the US

FLAHR - A pretty blossom on a plant. "There's many pretty flahrs at Phipps Conservatory."

GUMBANS - Pieces of soft elastic rubber used to keep trouser cuffs from catching in bicycle chains (rubber bands).

JAGGER - A sharp point, especially the thorns on a plant. "Watch, there's jaggers on that vine!"

KELLER - A visual sensation. "I hate that keller, but it's a nice car!"

NEBBY - Inquisitive. "That neighbor lady is really nebby!"

POP - Cherry, orange, or root beer beverages generally carbonated. "I'll have a burger, fries, and a pop."

REDD UP - Clean or tidy an area. "Quick, redd up the house before Mom gets home!"

SAMMITCH - Two pieces of bread with meat or peanut butter and jelly between them. "Mom makes the best sammitches!"

SLIPPY - Slippery. "Watch your step, the sidewahk's slippy today!"

STILLERS - Pittsburgh's 6-time Super Bowl winners. "Here we go, Stillers, here we go!"

WORSH - To wash, or the clothes which have been cleaned. "The worsh froze on the line so I'll have to defrost the shirt."

YUNZ - All of you. "Are all of yunz going to the game?"


HAVE AN AHRN! (Iron City - a local beer!)

3catwoman3

(23,971 posts)
9. My dad grew up in Chicago, in Hyde Park. He said "warsh" and...
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 04:00 PM
Apr 2021

...window “seel/seal.”

After several moves, our family settled in Rochester, NY. It always sounded to me like he said “Rock-Chester.”

Arkansas Granny

(31,514 posts)
12. When I first moved to Arkansas I heard people using the phrase " war plowers".
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 04:25 PM
Apr 2021

I discovered that they were talking about wire pliers.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
14. You have solved an age old mystery for me...
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 04:34 PM
Apr 2021


My G'ram's family was from Ohio. Family name was Kendall, about 3 generations lived there.

She always said "red up the dishes" but I never could find the source of that.
And "worsh"

What's really interesting is her family moved to Seattle in 1906, when she was still quite young.
Washington state was always pronounced "Worshington".
I never knew why.

Added tid-bit...The Boeing Company, Washington' biggest employer for generations, was always called Boeings, by almost everyone I knew.

Diamond_Dog

(31,969 posts)
16. dixiegrrrl,
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 04:48 PM
Apr 2021

“Worsh “ is really Western PA talk. Any Ohioan who says that must either have relatives from western PA or moved from there. My mom used to say it, she was born in Monessen.

I have lived in Ohio all my life and my family never said “rid up” but I knew people with roots in West Virginia who said it.

Re stores, , people around here like to add an S to a store name, like “Kmarts” or “Walmart’s”

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
17. Relative did a full genealogy of our fam.
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 07:51 PM
Apr 2021


From Europe ( German) to New Jersey, few generations later to Ohio,
some family then to Seattle ages later.

It's all quite an interesting journey trying to figure out where various words/expressions came from by the time I showed up....

Diamond_Dog

(31,969 posts)
15. I'm right across the state line from Yinz here in NE Ohio
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 04:41 PM
Apr 2021

I am ROTFL ....those are so true.... heard em all before!

Do you ever watch “Pittsburgh Dad“ on You Tube?

wnylib

(21,425 posts)
20. A little farther north of you 'uns,
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 12:55 AM
Apr 2021

in rural areas of Erie County:

Crick - creek
Bob wire - barbed wire
Pop - same as you 'uns call it.

Leith

(7,808 posts)
18. Did anyone else NOT need that translated?
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 11:59 PM
Apr 2021

It's a marvel that 4 words can be abbreviated down to about 1 1/2 syllables.

English is wonderful that way.

wnylib

(21,425 posts)
21. Western NY, especially areas near
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 01:02 AM
Apr 2021

southern Buffalo used to have a "twang" that is almost gone now.

I grew up in Erie, PA and had cousins in Buffalo. The word "hot" sounded like "hat" and "car" was "care."

UTUSN

(70,676 posts)
22. A "triple contraction" - impressive!
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 01:04 AM
Apr 2021

In the '70s at a state university I was all gung ho about getting down to the bare bones of language and took a grammar course, which I thought would make me an authority.

Well, along with other trends of the '70s in the touchy-feely vein, I was told that the Old grammar was OUT, that that was "prescriptive" grammar (rules), and that what this course was about was "DESCRIPTIVE" grammar, defined as "deep structure/meaning".

And other '70s things were that studying "Egypt" was OUT and touchy-feely was IN.

So what do I see on YouTube now - why, it's the amazing civilization of all things ancient, specifically Egypt along with Greece and the amazing Romans.






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