10 Words People In Pennsylvania Just Don't Understand
By Beth Price-Williams|Published October 31, 2016
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Watch out! Avoid that chuck hole! Um…what? Every state has its own nuances when it comes to language, which means there are some words Pennsylvanians just don’t understand. Here are 10 words that you might be semi-familiar with or not familiar with at all.
Okay, so maybe there are a few words that Pennsylvanians just don’t understand. But, there are also some words that only Pennsylvanians understand so…call it even?
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