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artificialavocado t1_j4gj6dj wrote

Philly slang? Pfft please. Come to the coal region that shit is damn near unintelligible.

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ApplianceHealer t1_j4gsllp wrote

Had a cousin from there who routinely said “that’s the ice-ting on the cake”

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TOW2Bguy t1_j4gwzmk wrote

That's after it's been slippy out. The original frosting is now frozen.

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artisanrox t1_j4gyo3n wrote

gonna go to the greenie wid a few kortz and get shitfaced

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CL-MotoTech t1_j4ht3d7 wrote

Slippy is said the world over. I don’t know why people think it’s unique here. I’ve heard it in most English speaking countries. It’s commonly used in various sports.

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TOW2Bguy t1_j4hvxxv wrote

In central PA, use of slippy versus slippery is very colloquial. To the point those who spend a lot of time at University Park sometimes adopt it, and it can be an identifier outside the area.

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SpectacularTights t1_j4kw2o6 wrote

I have lived all over the country for my job and never heard “slippy” until I moved to central Pa

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gggg500 t1_j4h0gev wrote

Is it common for people to use the word “Pry” instead of “Probably”?

Example(speaking kinda fast): I’m pry gonna go to the store later.

Is this a PA thing? Because I’ve lived here all my life and I know I do it, and I think I’ve heard other people do it. But it’s either so common I’ve forgotten how people say it. or I’m just weird and only I do it.

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GreenGlassDrgn t1_j4h4p09 wrote

'prolly' is pretty normal to hear, wouldn't surprise me to hear it's starting to lose another syllable

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artificialavocado t1_j4h73b3 wrote

I never heard pry. Not so much the younger generation but the older folks can make the “th” sound. The number “three” sounds like “tree.” “With that” sounds like “wit dat.” I guess I’m used to it “yous” is about the only local thing that still makes me cringe. I know it’s not nice and isn’t fair but such poor grammar makes them sound stupid.

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