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Old 08-09-2013, 12:32 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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Guy 1: Well ya know I heard some of dem from dat forum dahn ehre sayin' dey ain't never heard a Pixburgh accent.

Guy 2: Nah ah! Don't dey ever turn on Channel ahlevn fer cryin' aht lahd?

Guy 1: I know! Ya know dis one time I had one of dem lookin' over at me when I was talkin' baht goin to da Bon Journey show. Was lookin' at me real ignernt.

Guy 2: Git aht! Dere just bein gew-fee. Shoulda pushed em into some jaggers.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:52 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Don't know if any other native Pittsburgh people have noticed this one but has anyone noticed words ending with a "d" that normally dont? Example of this I was recently visiting my older brother in the hospital when the aid said " I'll put a new gownd on him as soon as he's done eating." The "o" in gown is of course the sound of the short vowel "a" common in Pittsburghese
Kind of like "drownded"?
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