Gary,

I got a real charge from your e-mail.  Although I have lived in the
Washington, DC area for nearly 20 years, I grew up in Pittsburgh (in
Monroeville, actually), and returned for several years after college before
moving away.

You're absolutely correct with respect to a language unknown outside
southwestern PA.  When I speak Pittsburghese to my friends here, they have
no idea what I'm saying and ask me to translate.

Go Stillers [sic]!!!

Jackie Cohan, CA, MA
Records Administrator & Archivist
Archives & Records Center
City of Alexandria, Virginia


                                                                           
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I certainly hope to run into lots and lots of people from Pittsburgh
tonight in Downtown Detroit.  The entire area is very excited about the
SuperBowl and all the wonderful visitors.  My son-in-law works for the
hotel the Steelers are staying at and has been floating on cloud nine since
the team arrived!  Go Steelers!!!!

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Considering the large enclaves of expatriate Pittsburghers in many
metropolitan areas across the country, if you are out and about on Sunday
you may encounter large, boisterous groups of people dressed in black &
gold clustered in bars and other public areas that have TV's in your
hometown. These people will be speaking a language unknown outside of
Western Pennsylvania. So I thought I might provide some assistance to you
if you by chance attempt to converse with them:

http://www.pittsburghese.com/

Go Steelers!

Gary Link, CRM
Corporate Records Manager
Astorino
227 Fort Pitt Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
412.765.1700
412.765.1711 Fax
www.astorino.com

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