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Pittsburgh Phrase

Fer To

Sounds like: fer to Pittsburgh Phrase Older / archaic dialect

Meaning

What it means

In order to; for; to.

Fer to is an older Pittsburghese/Scots-Irish style phrase meaning in order to, for, or to.

Usage

Use it like this

“I came by fer to help redd up.”
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Older/archaic dialect phrase; archive-first.

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