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Pittsburgh Phrase

Fer Til

Sounds like: fer til Pittsburgh Phrase Older / archaic dialect

Meaning

What it means

In order to; for; to.

Fer til is an older variant of fer to, meaning in order to, for, or to.

Usage

Use it like this

“He stopped over fer til fix the porch light.”
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Older/archaic dialect phrase; archive-first.

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