Comments on: It’s Official – US Is A Rogue Nation

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:14:15 +0000

Not so long – it was originally Pitt’s Borough, like many English towns, and as is maintained in New York City when the rest of the state went to townships. It was shortened in writing to Pittsburgh, and the when the Germans came they used their version of borough, burg [obviously the same root language].

They wanted to hang on to their “H” as a reminder of their English, rather than German origin.

Or so I’ve been told by a few natives, and it holds up to so search.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:59:46 +0000

There’s a long story that goes along with that ‘h’. It was removed in some federal publications along with every other Pittsburg, but there was some outcry and it was restored, so there is only one Pittsburgh.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:58:00 +0000

It gets worse, BT.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:05:25 +0000

Thanks, Michael, I should have caught that having flown through Pittsburgh too many times, and having a friend who lives just outside.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:04:27 +0000

U S A! U S A! U S A! We’re #1! Yay!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:37:13 +0000

Minor correction: Pittsburgh has an ‘h’.