Want to lose your Pittsburgh accent? There's a course

Tribune-Review (Suburban Pittsburgh) ^ | Friday, August 16, 2019 10:08 a.m. | Paul Guggenheimer

[USS Alaska]

The legendary Myron Cope was incredulous when they asked him to start doing a radio show. He thought that he had the absolute WRONG voice for that.

I was one of the original founder's of Franco's Italian Army {one of eight} and we christened Myron Cope into Franco's Army during the half time of week 12 against the Browns.

Franco had two touchdowns in the first half, and we went up to the press booth, with several bottles of Zinfandel {we carried cases of bottled wine into the stadium in the 70s at 10:30 AM and partied for 6-7 hours} and made Myron an honorary Italian and therefore a member of the Army, with a Baptism of red wine.

Myron was a legend in the Burgh, after the Steelers started winning in the NFL. Prior to that, he was fingernails on a blackboard.

This is Myron Cope...on sports:)

So many great memories of living in a sports time that will never be repeated in such a short period period.

The Steelers of the 70s were the best NFL football team, EVER, and I had the privilege of being in the stadium to experience all of it.

[FalloutShelterGirl]

After I left that area of the country as a cub, I learned many of the words I used regularly were not words. However, in my old age, I’ve gone back to some of them because why shouldn’t I? Who says they aren’t words? If certain people can “ax” me a question and no one corrects THEIR English, than screw it. If I want to red up the house, then dammit, that’s what I’m doing!

[shanover]

I wouldn’t give up my Philly accent for anything..it keeps people away from me

My sister married a guy from Pittsburgh. I met the family and they said I have a Philly accent and yet they have no idea how equally distinct a Pittsburgh accent is. Sometimes after few beers,I get all Phillied up with "Yo" in every context.

[Buckeye McFrog]

To bring the story full circle, for a time my sister was Myron Cope’s banker.

I have other friends who worked with him too.
Tremendous, tremendous guy.

[Albion Wilde]

Yinzers at a Funeral

[DPMD]

Her Pittsburghese needs cleaned.

[dsrtsage]

The rag needs worsht, so yinz worsh it, and when yinz er done, throw it back’air, by the arn bawdles

[USS Alaska]

I was last in sales every week and the brokerage manager would literally scream his lungs out at me at the Monday morning meetings. Lasted 11 months before I quit on threat of being fired.

What did you do for a living after you quit?

You didn't sell stocks for a different brokerage company, did you?

[caww]

Well actually it was the Scott-Irish of the Appalachia area that brought the dialect here to the states.....considering later then there were intermarriages with other groups who went into the Appalachia area with their own dialect crossing over. One could easily call it "Mountain Talk"

[caww]

Well actually it was the Scott-Irish of the Appalachia area that brought the dialect here to the states.....considering later then there were intermarriages with other groups who went into the Appalachia area with their own dialect crossing over. One could easily call it "Mountain Talk"

[caww]

Pittsburgh accent is considered poor english skills or Hill Billy dialogue.

[setter]

I went to work for a health insurance co for 6 years and then went out on my own as a health insurance broker of group business which I still do.
I learned real quick I’m not a high pressure, fast paced type A person.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Yinz never going to pull that one off.

[Fiji Hill]

Heard Sean Hannity say to get his job as a talk host in Atlanta, and then nationally he had to lose the Noo Yawk accent.

Lynda McLaughlin, the producer of his radio show, has certainly retained hers.

[TianaHighrider]

Oh, I love it.
I adore accents. They are fun and characteristically interesting.

[Buckeye McFrog]

“I was about to audition for a commercial in San Francisco. When I was at Perry High School, I had done voice work for Rege Cordic’s ‘Cordic and Company’ on KDKA radio

If she worked with Rege Cordic on KDKA she's probably at least 80. People had better hurry if they want to take her class.

[Fiji Hill]

Some Pittsburghers were once serving coffee and put up a sign, “if you can say it right, you can have some.” For a free cup, you had to pronounce it something like “co-fee.”

[huckfillary]

Was it Federated ? I heard they were pigs.

[TianaHighrider]

I just watched your Pittsburgh Dad episode. Laughed so much. I am hooked now. Have to see more episodes.

[Buckeye McFrog]

And there are guys just like Pittsburgh Dad roaming all over this town.