Jawn
Philly Today: Merriam-Webster’s New Word List Is an Insult to Philadelphians Everywhere
Merriam-Webster’s New Jawn-Free Word List Is an Insult to Philadelphia Every year, Merriam-Webster introduces its list of new words. And every year, we sit here […]
I Tell People I’m From Philly, But I Live in South Jersey. That Counts, Right?
I am an imposter. I have lied, frequently and with forethought, to people online and in person, in the United States and outside of it. […]
Some Jawn Youse Might Not Know About Jawn
So every once in a while, Philly’s peculiar linguistics bubble up into the cultural conversation. It could be when Bryce Harper wears his “Clearwooder” t-shirt. […]
Merriam-Webster Might Have Just Killed “Jawn”
After jawn was catapulted into national awareness by the movie Creed and CBS3 did that strange, strange segment on it, some Philadelphians called the word dead. An ESPO […]
CBS 3 Did a Report on the Word “Jawn” Last Night
The Grammy Awards were on CBS last night, but in Philadelphia the real prize was what was on the local news afterward. The station promoted […]