Pennsylvania

"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"

General Facts.

• Officially Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.

• The state has approximately a

rectangular shape.

• It’s classified as a Middle

Atlantic state, which means
that it touches the
Atlantic Ocean at any point.
Pennsylvania Accent.
First off, a peculiar fact!

Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and
Scranton – made it
into the second round
of Gawker’s
“America’s Ugliest
Accents Tournament.”
Features about Pennsylvania accent.

 [ou] Sound changes into [ah] Sound.

Other example: Amount ->Amahnt.

[ou] Sound changes into [aw] Sound:

• Mom -> Mawn

• Dog -> Dawg
• Coffee -> Cawfee
• Chocolate -> Chawkuhlit

Downtown
Features about Pennsylvania accent.

 The pronunciation of Water: Some celebrities from

Pennsylvania:

• Joe Biden (Scranton)

• Kobe Bryant (Philadelphia)
• Bradley Cooper (Philadelphia)
• Taylor Swift (West Reading)
Try to read this one!

YOU SHOULD CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF COFFEE!

YOU SHOULD CUT DAHN ON THE AMAHNT OF CAWFFEE!