Words like "yinz" and "n'at" appear throughout Pittsburgh, but the origin of the city's dialect is pretty unique compared to other regions. The famous, or perhaps infamous, Pittsburgh accent is as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yinz might not know it yet, but folks from western Pennsylvania use a regional form of speech that's often called Pittsburghese, ...

They call it Pittsburghese, and some have said it's the ugliest accent in America. Here are some phrases and pronunciations to help you talk like you're from the Burgh, or at least understand those ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – After the disappointing news was released from Big 7 Travel that Pittsburghese was rated one of the least sexy accents in the country, Celina Pompeani decided to dig deeper to find ...

Star Katherine LaNasa might not be a born-and-bred Yinzer, but she gets much of that unique accent right. It's not easy. It’s the verbal tic that everyone and their attending physician has been using ...

Some cities have accents; Pittsburgh has its own language. The dialect is being studied by a group of linguists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Locals at the city's famous Original Hot ...

Whether it’s saying yinz for the plural of “you” or flattening vowels in words like “out” or “down,” Pitts­burghers have a distinctive way of speaking. But for us, it’s totally natural. “That’s why ...

There are few things more Pittsburgh than the Immaculate Reception, the iconic playoff-game-winning Steelers catch that marks its 50th anniversary this week. But one of them is Pittsburghese, that ...

Russell Wilson has found his groove as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback, and now he's officially becoming a Yinzer by learning "Pittsburghese." Russell Wilson began his tenure with the ...

This month, Slate is republishing some of our favorite stories. Here’s today’s selection: Matthew J.X. Malady’s Good Word columns were a delight for dedicated linguists and word dabblers alike. This ...

Pittsburghese is a regional dialect spoken by people in western Pennsylvania. "Yinz" is a well-known Pittsburgh word, used as the plural form of "you." Common phrases include "dahntahn" for downtown, ...