Diet pop VS regular pop

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

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.

One that may be peculiar to PA is "sliding board." When my Western-PA sister-in-law called to tell me my nephew broke his leg on the sliding board, I knew what she was talking about. When I told the story to non-PA parents of toddlers, every one of them said, "What's a sliding board?"

(It's a slide. I don't know why PA'ers sometimes add -ing board, but we do)

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

One that may be peculiar to PA is "sliding board." When my Western-PA sister-in-law called to tell me my nephew broke his leg on the sliding board, I knew what she was talking about. When I told the story to non-PA parents of toddlers, every one of them said, "What's a sliding board?"

(It's a slide. I don't know why PA'ers sometimes add -ing board, but we do)

we called it a sliding board.

several sayings down here have made me wonder at times...

hosepipe. it's just a hose

call out the dogs-i had to ask, apparently that means throw a party.


and of course the worst of all-'fixing to'. bizarre use of words imo.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

we called it a sliding board.

several sayings down here have made me wonder at times...

hosepipe. it's just a hose

call out the dogs-i had to ask, apparently that means throw a party.


and of course the worst of all-'fixing to'. bizarre use of words imo.

My husband (OK native) confused me the first time he offered to "put up" the groceries. I said I wasn't aware they needed a place to sleep. Then I realized that was Oklahomese for "put away."

"Might oughta" also amuses me.

[Danzig]

'used to could'. now, that's an original.



track, kev, i love ginger ale-scarce around here, and unavailable in diet. and utz chips, good luck finding those around here.