Northeastern PennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pocono area
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Paul, that was funny. In Northumberland County it would be "hain't" rather than "heyna". My husband refers to Hazleton as "the land of the trees" (and he doesn't mean the things that grow in the woods).
God I had an industrial arts teacher in middle school that sounded like that.
he used to always say, "All of yaz better be keppin yerz tables clean, yer mudders dont come here at night to clean up after yaz!!!"
I can honestly say though that my entire time growing up i never heard someone use heyna being serious. I heard it alot when they where mocking the accent but never in a real sentence.
God I had an industrial arts teacher in middle school that sounded like that.
he used to always say, "All of yaz better be keppin yerz tables clean, yer mudders dont come here at night to clean up after yaz!!!"
Our high school gym teacher used to say "Hey meatball, keep dem bat-rooms clean!"
Paul, that was funny. In Northumberland County it would be "hain't" rather than "heyna". My husband refers to Hazleton as "the land of the trees" (and he doesn't mean the things that grow in the woods).
Conorsdad, great line!
I think "hayna" is more of a Wilkes-Barre/Luzerne County word....in Lackawanna County (or should I say "up da line") its more like "henna" or "enna" or sometimes even "aina." I guess it depends whether you're in Throop, or up de Eynon, or down da line in "Scratten."
I can honestly say though that my entire time growing up i never heard someone use heyna being serious. I heard it alot when they where mocking the accent but never in a real sentence.
I hear henna/enna/aina pretty frequently around here. Mainly from the older generations. Not many people around here in their 30's or younger talk in heynabonics.
One thing that grates on me is when people say "haytch" for the letter H.
In the Mid-Valley, you'll find people saying "pellow" for pillow, and "melk" for milk. That always drove me nuts for whatever reason.
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