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 ...
PITTSBURGH—What's in a word? Plenty, if you're from Pittsburgh, Pa., where phrases like "Yinz going dahntahn to watch dem Stillers?" are symbols of local identity. A new book by Carnegie Mellon ...