Does Scranton have an accent?

SCRANTON — If you’re a native of Scranton, you know there’s a special flair that only Scrantonians have with the English language. Now, the quintessential “Scranton accent” is getting national attention. It’s in the running for America’s Ugliest Accent in an internet voting contest.

What type of accent does Pennsylvania have?

A lot of Pennsylvania is generally Inland Northern American English accent but there are clear regional variations within the state. Everybody everywhere has some kind of accent. A lot of Pennsylvania is generally Inland Northern American English accent but there are clear regional variations within the state.

What is the Central Pennsylvania accent?

Certain inhabitants of South Central Pennsylvania speak with the Susquehanna dialect. The Susquehanna dialect incorporates influences from the Philadelphia accent and that of Pennsylvania Dutch English, and is found throughout the region, especially among older generations of citizens.

What is the ugliest accent in the US?

“The Western Pennsylvania English accent is often considered the ugliest in all of America, so Pittsburgh locals can feel lucky that they’ve escaped last place this time around,” the staff at Big 7 Travel wrote in a ranking released last week that asserts Pittsburghers have the 46th least sexy accent in the nation.

Why do people from Pennsylvania have a Southern accent?

A horizontal dialect boundary that roughly traces Interstate 80 spans the length of the state. The speech and vocabulary of those living north of that line of demarcation, she says, were influenced by those who migrated into the U.S. through Boston mainly from the south of England.

Do people in Pennsylvania have a Southern accent?

There’s an expression in Pennsylvania, “Pittsburgh on one side, Philadelphia on the other, pennsyltucky in the middle.” People in the middle of the state really do have an almost southern accent, definitely different than West Virginia or what I think of as an “Appalachian accent”.

What words do Pennsylvanians say differently?

27 Words That Mean Something Completely Different In Pennsylvania

• PA. What it means everywhere else: A slang term for father.
• Terrible. What it means everywhere else: Something downright awful.
• Keystone. What it means everywhere else: A cheap beer often found at college parties.
• Dutch.
• The Shore.
• The Bell.
• Intercourse.
• Eagles.

How do Pennsylvanians say Creek?

Which do you say – shopping cart, cart, or buggy? This isn’t something that happens to your neck, rather it’s a small stream. Most people called it a creek, but not Pennsylvanians. We refer to those lazy bodies of water as “crick.”

Where does the Pennsylvania accent come from?

“They came from Northern England and Scotland and Northern Ireland.” Those living north of I-80 have historically used different words for certain things than those living in the southern half of Pennsylvania—pail vs.