This post is for the 54th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy: The Family Language
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Some people call it Pittsburghese, but I think it’s more of a generalized Pennsylvania thing (or maybe just Western PA), but in any case, many of the older people in my family speak a bit different than the rest and/or use [...]

Tonight, before bed, my daughter asked me if she could have some cheese.  I said okay and got out some co-jack (the usual kind she eats).  When she saw it, she got upset and said, “No.  Cookie.”
After a bit of confusion, almost leading to tears, she said “Cookie cheese.”
I then realized that she wanted some [...]