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Your Guide to Speaking Pittsburghese

Your Guide to Speaking Pittsburghese

City Cast Pittsburgh

May 14, 202416m 12s

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Show Notes

After living in Pittsburgh for more than a decade, host Megan Harris is giving herself a challenge: learn how to say one sentence in a convincing Pittsburgh accent. Actor, voice coach, and speech teacher Don Wadsworth is here to provide a Pittsburghese lesson and break down what exactly makes the dialect so distinct.

**This episode originally published on November 7, 2023.

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