ynz

oh my friends. i have heard it! ynz!!! so let me explain... ynz = y'all here in the burgh. i am really trying to think of a decent pronunciation, but i am not coming up with much. this is the best i can do... say you-ins. now abbreviate you to just the y+ins. i have been told that you will know a true "pittsburgher" when they say, "ynz!"

last night at work, i was in the receptionst's office chatting with a patient who was making an appointment. as the conversation dwindled, he ended it saying, " ynz have a good night." i had to replay it over in my head a couple of times to make sure i heard him correctly. yep... he said it, yzn. hahaha

another funny word that i did not expect to sound differently is bagel. everyone around here says it one of two ways:
1 they actually say bag with a short "a"... so bag-el
or 2 they say begel... with short "e" sound

these words have been dubbed into pittsburghese.

remind me to never stop saying y'all!

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