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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Pittsburghese

I've had questions about this mysterious "Pittsburghese," which, by times, is odd enough that outsiders don't always understand. (Fortunately those incidents are few and far between.) Here, two links for you to take a look for yourself:

The Academic Approach: Pittsburgh Speech & Society

The Light-hearted Approach: Pittsburghese