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How deaf Philadelphians developed their own sign language 'accent'

Edgar Allan Poe battled depression but it's unlikely that he killed himself

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Merriam-Webster: Philly's own jawn is 'an amazing jawn'

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People from New Jersey have second-dirtiest mouths in United States

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While we're all smitten with Tina Fey, here are some other Philly-Delco-South Jersey accent videos

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Local news segment ponders the origin of 'jawn'

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UPenn linguist researching Philly 'accent' in American Sign Language

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Facebook study on e-laughter says 'lol' is out, 'haha' is in

'Jegging,' 'meme' and 'photobomb' among words added to dictionary

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