Regionalism's

[Ciao]

another Pittsburgher here

And the world doesn't know what it's missing... Primanti's in the strip!

So, really, how many of us are originally from Pittsburgh?? It's uncanny.

[callmecrazy]

So, really, how many of us are originally from Pittsburgh?? It's uncanny.

I knew I hadn't seen any Pittsburghers in all my lurking, but there is an uncanny number of "at one time" 'burghers! I'm just the opposite, not a native but have been here half my short life.

The only striking Pittsburgh regionalism I haven't seen mentioned is the use of "slippy" instead of "slippery".

[VeloVT]

I just got back from a week in Xenia, Ohio visiting my bf's family. It was my first trip to Ohio save the Cincinnati airport (which is actually in Kentucky). A few things I noticed:

1) "fire plug". This is used to refer to a fire hydrant. I was puzzled the first time or two I heard this.

2) Dropping the infinitive. As in, "the house needs painted" or "the dog needs fed" rather than "the house needs to be painted" or "the dog needs to be fed."

3) "warsh, warsh, warsh."

and of course, everyone calls soda "pop."

I had fun . Xenia is "the bicycle capital of the midwest", at least according to a water tower on the outskirts of town. We couldn't quite figure out why -- maybe some of you Ohio gals can help -- but there are hundreds of miles of paved bike trails in Ohio (pretty cool!) and there is a hub (a beautiful old train station with restrooms, maps, etc) for the trails in Xenia.

[beccaB]

Now in Michigan for the last 20 years, origionally from the south- took some getting used to people calling a carbonated beverage "pop"- I always called it "soda."
People in Michigan talk weird, even my own children who were born here! They do something funny to the vowels, making them all nasally.
Try listening to a local choir that hasn't worked on diction!