National Public Radio did a two-minute piece called "A Primer in Pittsburghese" a few days ago, with the tagline: "Some cities have accents, Pittsburgh has its own language." I wouldn't go that far, but the accent is quite distinctive. I always found it pretty annoying when I lived there, but having spent huge chunks of the past three years overseas I get nostalgic when I hear it. It's common in my family, and not so rare among young people, so I wouldn't say it's dying out.
The finest, and funniest, piece of Pittsburghese comes from a skit from a local ratio station WDVE:
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