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Pennsylvania Dutchified English is a dialect of English that has been influenced by Pennsylvania German ( Pennsylavania Deitsch ). It is largely spoken in the South-Central area of Pennsylvania , both by people who are monolingual (in English) and bilingual (in Pennsylvania German and English). The dialect has been dying out, as non-Amish Generation X and Generation Y Pennsylvania Germans tend to speak modern Middle Atlantic English . Very few non-Amish members of these two generations can speak Pennsylvania Deitsch , although most know some words and phrases. The WWII Generation was the last generation in which Pennsylania Deitsch was widely spoken among the non-Amish. Pennsylvania Dutchified English differs from standard American English in various ways. Some of its hallmark features include the following:
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