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Originally Posted by bigrun
I'm from western PA....It was pop...down here it is soda or drink...KY was drink..
Speaking of western PA, i have a coffee mug titled Pittsburghese..all the words common to westPA..Here's a few..
Stillers - Steelers
yunz - all of you - a big favorite
ketch - catch
spicket - faucet
cubbird - cupboard
rilly - really
ignernt - ignorant
babushka - scarf
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my grandmother gave me a babushka for christmas, and yeah-we were 'yinz'. we countered with y'all and got grief for that. all in fun. met a guy down here that as soon as he started talking i said 'you're from pittsburgh'. yes, he was.