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22 Maps Showing Deepest Linguist Differences In US
« on: June 05, 2013, 07:32:42 pm »
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Re: 22 Maps Showing Deepest Linguist Differences In US
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2013, 09:18:34 pm »
I didn't see "yinz" in the western Pennsylvania region, so it may not be 100% accurate. ^-^
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Re: 22 Maps Showing Deepest Linguist Differences In US
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2013, 09:27:08 pm »
 :silly:  Is "yinz" anything like "yall"?
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Re: 22 Maps Showing Deepest Linguist Differences In US
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2013, 09:32:41 pm »
Pretty much. When one inquires whether his companions are planning to go into the city, he asks,"Yinz goin' dahntahn?"

Then he asks, "Jeet yet?" to find out whether they've already dined. If not, they visit a restaurant, where the waitress says, "Yinz ready to order?"
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Re: 22 Maps Showing Deepest Linguist Differences In US
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2013, 10:17:57 pm »
Geez...Texas looks to be diluted in almost all cases. Maybe some different words should have been chosen, like:
Fahr aintz. How d' y'all say fahr aintz?
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