Wann du des lese kannscht, dann wescht Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch. If you can’t understand that previous sentence, then maybe you don’t speak or understand Pennsylvania Dutch. But perhaps you’ve heard ...

As we gather around the table over the holidays, listen to the words that come out of your relatives’ mouths. More importantly — listen to how they’re pronounced. Do you have any plans to go “dahntahn ...

Pennsylvania Dutch is David Adam’s first language. Today, Adam and his wife Jean, both 76 of Orefield, instruct classes on the dialect and put on skits for attendees at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

This month, Slate is republishing some of our favorite stories. Here’s today’s selection: Matthew J.X. Malady’s Good Word columns were a delight for dedicated linguists and word dabblers alike. This ...

Mark Ruffalo exclusively tells EW how the Task cast perfected their wild Pennsylvania accents. The cast worked with Mare of Easttown dialect coach Susanne Sulby. Ruffalo calls the dialect one of the ...

SCRANTON — Jeet yet? No. D’joo? Longtime residents of Northeast Pennsylvania likely would readily understand hearing that coal-region-speak as: Did you eat yet? No. Did you? Likewise, they would know ...

In an interview with EW, Ruffalo breaks down working with the "Mare of Easttown" dialect coach to nail that "so authentic" and wild Pennsylvania dialect. Mark Ruffalo's "craziest" on-screen ...