How to Pronounce Appalachian?
Jul 25th, 2007, 07:19 AM
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How to Pronounce Appalachian?
Recent Presidential Dem candidate debate John Edwards pronounced Appalachian as:
"Appa-lah-chun" i believe
I've always said "Appa-lay-chen"
how is this word pronounced in Appalachia?
thanks
"Appa-lah-chun" i believe
I've always said "Appa-lay-chen"
how is this word pronounced in Appalachia?
thanks
Jul 25th, 2007, 07:39 AM
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Poor John Edwards. First it's $400 haircuts and now it's how he pronounces "Appalachian."
The word is correctly pronounced as four syllables or five syllables and with a long "a" or short "a" in the third syllable.
But, like PalenO, I prefer to pronounce a place name the way locals do.
The word is correctly pronounced as four syllables or five syllables and with a long "a" or short "a" in the third syllable.
But, like PalenO, I prefer to pronounce a place name the way locals do.
Jul 25th, 2007, 07:48 AM
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I live near the Appalachian trail in Virginia and the question of pronunciation comes up every now and again in the newspaper. Generally, south of the Mason-Dixon people pronounce it like Edwards: Appa-lah-chun. North (and I suppose West) pronounce it Appa-lay-chen. Regional differences, neither is right or wrong.
Jul 25th, 2007, 07:57 AM
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DebInTN, I think we're talking about the same pronunciation. Some of my family is from TN! Some people I know say "latch-in" some say "latch-un" ... not that different. Just no "lay" in there, and you're okay. 
Jul 25th, 2007, 09:34 AM
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To throw in another variation, in the midwest, we used to not only use the long a for the second a but also say the "ch" as an "sh" so it was "Ap - a - lay -she - un."
The region was Ap a lay she a.
After I moved to the south, my pronounciation changed to Edwards, I gather, or "ap-a- la- tchun" (la as in latch). The region became Ap a la cha.
Lost a syllable, different "a" and different ch.
The region was Ap a lay she a.
After I moved to the south, my pronounciation changed to Edwards, I gather, or "ap-a- la- tchun" (la as in latch). The region became Ap a la cha.
Lost a syllable, different "a" and different ch.
Jul 25th, 2007, 12:43 PM
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The Second Civil War broke out this morning as members of a travel forum disagreed over the pronunciation of "Appalachian"
This just in, the southern contingent is pulling out front but as on poster admitted, "It is a VERY long mountain chain."
News at 11
This just in, the southern contingent is pulling out front but as on poster admitted, "It is a VERY long mountain chain."
News at 11
