Vernacular of Steubenville, Ohio

Dean Martin's Hometown

Here is where we blend sounds and leave out t's.

(Translation follows)

(Spaces are included for clarity, but are omitted in actual speech. To read properly, slur words together into one long word with no spaces in between.)

Welcm t' Stoo'bmvill'Ahia. (The 'bm' sound is forced through the nasal passage.)

We live on th'Ahia river, t'th'east.

WesVirginya is jusacross th'rivr.

Weer*n, WesVirginya is on theother side a'th'brij. (The asterisk is read as follows: a faint gutteral grown followed by a hard letter sound.)

Callyers, WesVirginya is jus'beyon'dthat.

And Folnsbee is jus t'th'south.

In Ahia, there ar'a few naybr'ing cities.

Jus t'the west is WinnersvilleAhia.

T'the south is MingoJunkshn, Ahia.

T'the north is Tronno. Thats where RobertUrik grewup. (Be sure to say Tronna'ahia when you include the state.)

Cadiss is where ClarkGabl'was born. Maybe you've heard'v'him.

And DeanMar*n (see above), y'no, was born here, in Stoo'bmvil.

And one more. Yunkstown, Ahia. (Everybody knows that one.)

Oh, we'rabout thirdy miles due'west of Picksburg. (Pitsbrg is an alternative rendering.)

TRANSLATION

Welcome to Steubenville, Ohio. We live on the Ohio River, to the east.

West Virginia is just across the river. Weirton, West Virginia is on the other side of the Bridge (Veterans Memorial Bridge). Colliers, West Virginia is just beyone that. And Follansbee is just to the south.

In Ohio, there a few neighboring cities. Just to the west is Wintersville, Ohio. To the south is Mingo Junction, Ohio. To the north is Toronto. That's where Robert Urich grew up. Cadiz is where Clark Gable was born. Maybe you've heard of him. And Dean Martin, you know, was born here, in Steubenville.

And one more, Youngstown, Ohio.

Oh, we're about thirty miles due west of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania).