One of my friends and coworkers, Kara, recently gave me a copy of Pennsylvania Magazine, whose publisher, Al Holliday, has a regular column called "Did 'ja know?"
In the issue she gave me (May/June of this year), Holliday's column explores some of the ways we "tawk" funny across Pennsylvania.
Tawk - talk - is one of them. Some - like "Youze and yizz" - are more common in other areas of the state than in this area.
But here are some of the ones that I've heard around York. As a return of my popular "pop quizzes," can you decipher the "real words" behind these?
1. Farce far
2. Lie berry
3. Shar (and par)
Leave me comments with your guesses!
correct me if I am wrong.
Farce far--forest fire
Lie berry--Library
Shar (and par)--Shower and power
I'm still guilty--sometimes--
Warsh & ern