Wp/pgh/Pittsburghese Wiki:Writing

Here at Pittsburghese Wiki, it's recommended that contributors follow the orthographic conventions set out by site administrators. However, this does not mean that you are prohibited from using your own spellings for dialectal terms. You may use your own spellings so long as they are supported by a secondary source, make sense, and are generally in line with English orthography.

Grammar
Pittsburghese grammar is generally identical to that of Standard English, however there are some distinct characteristics. Here are some examples:
 * All to mean all gone: When referring to consumable products, the word all has a secondary meaning: all gone. For example, the phrase the butter's all would be understood as "the butter is all gone." This likely derives from German.

Vocabulary
Pittsburghese, formally known as Western Pennsylvania English among linguists, is a distinct dialect of American English. As such, it is not simply standard English with an accent. It has its own unique words and phrases. Pittsburghese Wiki prohibits the use of standard English, unless it is for informational articles or sections such as this, and wholeheartedly encourages the use of dialectal terms. The whole point of this Wiki project is to create an encyclopedia in the Pittsburghese dialect, not standard English, there already is a Wikipedia for standard English.

A vocabulary list complete with a dictionary and list of phrases can be found here.