Pittsburghese

Pittsburghese
A way of speaking that includes an accent and a whole vocabulary of slang words.
Mainly limited to western Pennsylvania.
It is considered a blue-collar way of speaking, and not something you would want to use in a job interview.

you might want to stop using that Pittsburghese if you want to get a good job and move out of here


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