▁particularly ▁sal ient ▁feature ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁speech Mont gom ery ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Gram mar All ▁to ▁mean ▁all ▁gone : ▁When ▁referring ▁to ▁consum able ▁products , ▁the ▁word ▁all ▁has ▁a ▁secondary ▁meaning : ▁all ▁gone . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁phrase ▁the ▁but ter ' s ▁all ▁would ▁be ▁understood ▁as ▁" the ▁but ter ▁is ▁all ▁gone ." ▁This ▁likely ▁der ives ▁from ▁German . ▁" Pos itive ▁anymore ": ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁negative ▁use ▁of ▁anymore ▁it ▁can ▁also , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁greater ▁Mid land ▁U . S . ▁dialect , ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁positive ▁sense ▁to ▁mean ▁" th ese ▁days " ▁or ▁" now ad ays ". ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁" I ▁wear ▁these ▁sho es ▁a ▁lot ▁anymore ". ▁While ▁in ▁Standard ▁English ▁anymore ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁negative ▁polar ity ▁item ▁( N PI ), ▁some ▁speak ers ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁Mid land ▁area ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁this ▁restriction . ▁This ▁is ▁somewhat ▁common ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Mid land ▁regions ▁( Mont gom ery ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁and ▁in ▁northern ▁Maryland ▁( Fre der ick , ▁H ager st own , ▁and ▁West min ster ), ▁likely ▁of ▁Sc ots - I r ish ▁origin ▁( Mont gom ery ▁ 1 9 9 9 ). ▁Re vers ed ▁usage ▁of ▁leave ▁and ▁let :: ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁include ▁" Le ave ▁him ▁go ▁outside " ▁and ▁" Let