11 Silly Sayings That Will Only Make Sense If You’re From Pennsylvania
By Beth Price-Williams|Published August 22, 2017
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
We Pennsylvanians just have our own way of doing things, including talking. In fact, we could have our very own dictionary with all the words and phrases we use that just don’t compute with out-of-staters. (Pittsburghers, in fact, do have a dictionary full of Pittsburghese). Here are 11 sayings – some may call them silly but we’d disagree – that will only make sense if you’re from Pennsylvania.
You can easily show people you’re from Pennsylvania just by using our local lingo. Click here to read about 13 phrases that will make you swear Pennsylvanians have their own language.
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