I think I mentioned this in another thread, but my grandmother used to refer to "arsh" (aka Irish) potatoes, and "Vye-eena" (aka Vienna) sausages.

A common one in Yorkshire is 'tret' instead of treated. It's pretty much standard usage. 'Sen' for 'self' is another. As in "Do it yer sen"

I prefer to go down the ocean, hun.

No, not out of line at all. I'm really a Cincinnati girl so I'm still getting used to the culture of all y'all northerners up near Dayton.

One thing I'll tell you, y'all don't know what's good pizza. Everyone seems totally enamored of Marion's. Why the heck? It's not good! LaRosa's, that's some good pizza. ;)

Does Dayton have a dialect? I haven't heard any. Sounds kind of bland to me, after Cincy's blend of Appalachian, bluegrass drawl, and German.

My dialect, being from Pittsburgh?
You've probably heard of it, no matter where you're from.

Family flew out to Morgan Hill, CA for my brother's wedding in '04. The receptionist in the hotel lobby said, "Ah, you from Pittsburgh?"...doh.

Believe it or not, there's a Wikipedia entry on it.
(I use most of the words in the 'vocabulary' section..lol)
Even when I think about it, I don't consider myself to be talking improper
english. I do catch myself, however, using "Yinz" and "N'nat"...:)

The phrases page of Pittsburghese.com explains it very well. Say some of 'em out loud, and you'll get it.

Fstop (welcome btw) we have an old thread somewhere round here where people introduced themselves on video.

I'd love to hear your accent!

I just realized I made a mistake here. It's not "eye dialogue," it is "eye dialect." D'oh! Nothing like saying something dumb when you're trying to look smart. :rolleyes:

Here's the thread FStop.
Feel free to join!

This thread is wicked.

My JrHS principal was from Pittsburgh. Her accent was so crazy most of us thought she was faking it.

No, my friend, no. It's quite...quite real. ;)

Furthermore, to get back to the wrong context thing....
bugs me when people use "your" instead of "you're".....:mad2:

Do you mean in written english or spoken?

I sometimes listen to Dennis Miller's radio show and he's from Pittsburgh. The other day they had a halting discussion of caulk, halting because Miller doesn't pronounce the "l" in the word. It was comedy gold.

You pronounce the l?