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  2. Western Pennsylvania English - Wikipedia

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    Scots-Irish, Pennsylvania Dutch, Polish, [3] Ukrainian [4] and Croatian [5] immigrants to the area all provided certain loanwords to the dialect (see "Vocabulary" below). Many of the sounds and words found in the dialect are popularly thought to be unique to Pittsburgh, but that is a misconception since the dialect resides throughout the greater part of western Pennsylvania and the surrounding ...

  3. Yinzer - Wikipedia

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    Over time, yinzer has been used by many Pittsburgh residents to self-identify, even if they don't speak with a thick accent. The concept and use of the word gained popularity in the 21st century as the area's population loss slowed, and the city became a hub for revitalization .

  4. Pennsylvania Dutch English - Wikipedia

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    Very few non-Amish members of these people can speak the Pennsylvania German language, although most know some words and phrases. The World War II generation of the mid-20th century was the last generation in which Pennsylvania Dutch was widely spoken outside the Amish and Old Order Mennonite communities.

  5. Nicknames of Pittsburgh - Wikipedia

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    Iron City [7] The Pit Derived from the name of the city and university, as well as the fact that downtown Pittsburgh is in a "hole" due to the hilly topography of the surrounding neighborhoods. Paris of Appalachia [8] Pittsburgh is the largest metropolitan area in the entire Appalachian region. Sixburgh [citation needed]

  6. North American English regional phonology - Wikipedia

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    Regional dialects in North America are historically the most strongly differentiated along the Eastern seaboard, due to distinctive speech patterns of urban centers of the American East Coast like Boston, New York City, and certain Southern cities, all of these accents historically noted by their London-like r-dropping (called non-rhoticity), a feature gradually receding among younger ...

  7. Pennsylvania Dutch - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Dutch language is based on German dialects which have been significantly influenced by English, primarily in terms of vocabulary. Based on dialect features, Pennsylvania Dutch can be classified as a variety of Rhine Franconian , with the Palatine German dialects being most closely related.

  8. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  9. Category:English dialect words - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "English dialect words" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bairn; C. Chare; E.