Why Pennsylvania is the most linguistically rich state in the country.
People from Pittsburgh are talking about
"Gettin' off the caach and gone dahntawn on the trawly to see the fahrworks for the Fourth a July hawliday n'at."
"Gettin' off the caach and gone dahntawn on the trawly to see the fahrworks for the Fourth a July hawliday n'at."
Philadelphia folks provide linguistic gems like the one Monahan offered up as the most Philly sentence possible:
"Yo Antny, when you're done your glass of wooder, wanna get a hoagie on Thirdyfish Street awn da way over to Moik's for de Iggles game?"
"Yo Antny, when you're done your glass of wooder, wanna get a hoagie on Thirdyfish Street awn da way over to Moik's for de Iggles game?"
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