And I'm Spent

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:50 pm

This is the 4th of my 4-song demo series. Hope you all (yinz, y'all, whatever you prefer) enjoyed them. These songs and video were brought to you by strong coffee, Yuengling, and a short attention span. Now I have an Irish band to master. Be good. -Rik

His Last One:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P0HedXlLcQ

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:10 pm

You know, in my life time of living in this area, I have never heard anyone say yinz without intentionally saying it. Not one time have I heard anyone say it otherwise. I would like to know where that came from.

Oh, good songs by the way. ...

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:31 pm

I hear it all the time around Johnstown area, but it all depends on the socioeconomic climate. I hear it in blue collar bars and restaurants, not from dentists and lawyers. Plus, kids aren't using it, along with 'gum band', 'read up your room', and 'dippy eggs'. All of our Western Pennsyltucky English dialect is disappearing, except here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jn1L-riak

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:11 pm

I still FORCE myself not to say, "yinz," but I agree, it's fading out. It was extremely common in Huntingdon Co when I was growing up, and they still say it alot there, but like Rick said, not the young.
On my first trip to Nashville, I wound up at a recording session with a bunch of locals who, of course, said I talked funny, and encouraged me to say something in "Pennsylvanian." I thought for a second and said,"If yoonz kids don't start bein' have, yoonz're gonna read up yoonzes rooms an' nat!" and they all doubled over in laughter at my redneck vocabulary. I used to be embarrassed at how I spoke, until I realized that many local dialects sound retarded: Brooklyn (New Yorkers in general always seem barely coherent), WisCANsin, Jersey, South Virginian, Bostonian, Chicagoan... all of 'em get laughed at sometimes. I'm a goober, yes, but I'm part of an American heritage of goobers. An' Nat.

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:22 pm

All colloquial language is disappearing, mainly through internet and people moving around more than they used to. Sociolinguists used to be able to tell within 30 miles where someone grew up, based on their language. (accent and vernacular) That would be impossible now because kids aren't learning it and people don't spend their whole lives in one area as much as before.

My wife is from northern Illinois, about 20 minutes from Wisconsin, and it's a very distinct accent. It's not Chicago and it's not Wisconsin. It's like Johnstown/Altoona, it's its own entity. They make fun of her now because they say she sounds 'Pennsylvania'.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:43 pm

riksylvania wrote:All colloquial language is disappearing, mainly through internet and people moving around more than they used to. Sociolinguists used to be able to tell within 30 miles where someone grew up, based on their language. (accent and vernacular) That would be impossible now because kids aren't learning it and people don't spend their whole lives in one area as much as before.

My wife is from northern Illinois, about 20 minutes from Wisconsin, and it's a very distinct accent. It's not Chicago and it's not Wisconsin. It's like Johnstown/Altoona, it's its own entity. They make fun of her now because they say she sounds 'Pennsylvania'.

Rockford? Freeport? I lived there for 3 years...its not Rockford, its RACKford.

I never heard anyone say "LOOKIT" until I moved there.

Being from Blair County, they thought I was British, lol!

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:51 pm

yep, she's from Rackferd. I ate at Beefaroo over Christmas, drank a few Leinenkugels, and talked about da Bearsssss.
also: she graduated from high school with Rockford native Rick Nielson's son. (Cheap Trick), but she said he was way too rich and cool to talk to her.

Don Hughes · Post by **Don Hughes** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:22 pm

Here in Pittsburgh, I'm hearing more and more people saying "bra".

"What's up bra?"

I thought that was a Hawaiian thing. Or is Dog the Bounty Hunter rubbing off on everyone.

Also, things here aren't a mess, they are a "hot mess."

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:27 pm

I think the latter.

Bloodsong · Post by **Bloodsong** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:39 pm

i feel like i'm hijacking the thread by talking about the song lol...
but cool song, really cool guitar playing. you guys were killer up at the Castle the night i saw ya. i dig the stripped down "honest" Social D vibe. zero pretense and total old school rock attitude...

hell up!!!

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:29 pm

How dare you talk about music here?

Thanks, it's a fun band to be in.