So, Are the Appalachian Mountains: App-uh-lay-shen or App-uh-latch-in?

[Sandpiper]

When I lived in the midwest, they were the former. Then I moved to western North Carolina and they became the latter.

At first, I thought it was just a case of the southerners mangling the language, but then I found out that the range was named for the Appalachee (pronounced like Apache) Indians.

So, I decided the southerners must be right about this one.

The dictionary lists both as correct.



So, which way do you pronounce them?

[BlackVelvetElvis]

1. App-uh-latch-in.

That's the way I've always heard it pronounced.
If someone around here pronounces it the other way you know they aren't native.

[Sandpiper]

3. If someone was to visit Appalachian State University

And refer to it as App-uh-lay-shen State, they'd get laughed right off of campus.

[mtnsnake]

2. App-uh-lay-shen

That's the way I've always pronounced them, not that that means it's right or anything!

[elsiesummers]

4. In VA it's App-uh-lay-chen.

That's how I still say it though who knows if it's correct.

[gardenista]

5. Apple-late-chin. That's how we said it in Murlin. (Maryland) nt

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. You must've lived in Bawlmer

;-)

In the DC burbs we always said Appa-lay-chee-un. :hi:

[Maddy McCall]

7. The former, if you are a southerner.

At least that's how we say it down here in Miss-sippi.