as "Pittsburghese", is perhaps best known for the monophthongization of ( to ), such as the stereotypical Pittsburgh pronunciation of downtown as dahntahn. Despite having a Northern accent in the first half of the 20th century, Erie, Pennsylvania, is the only major Northern city to change its affiliation to Midland by now using the Western Pennsylvania accent.

Phonology and phonetics

*Rhoticity: Midland speech is firmly rhotic (or

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