Debate on pronunciation of "Appalachian"

[Workstay]

My thru-hiking partner and I are going to kill each other over this issue! Please end it. I don't care who is right. Or at least give me a compelling argument for either side.

Where I am from we pronounce it app-a-lay-chin. In fact everyone I've talked to including some people who live with 20 miles of part of the trail in NY and PN pronounce it that way.

My friend however, lives in Boone N.C. and goes to Appalachian State College. I guess this instantly makes them the leading authority on naming the entire mountain range (in his mind at least). He pronounces it app-a-latch-in. In fact, thats how my name Latch has come to be. Because he is constantly sayng "Latch" to me when I'm talking about the trail.

[Lone Wolf]

Where I am from we pronounce it app-a-lay-chin.

that is the correct pronunciation

[max patch]

My friend however, lives in Boone N.C. and goes to Appalachian State College. I guess this instantly makes them the leading authority on naming the entire mountain range (in his mind at least). He pronounces it app-a-latch-in.

http://inogolo.com/audio/Appalachian_5072.mp3

Your friend is pretty smart.

[flemdawg1]

Apple-latchin'

[emerald]

I served the last time and will be sitting this one out.

[YoungMoose]

i call it the appa-la-chin thats how i pronounce it as well as my friends and family

[Ramble~On]

Seems this horse has been beaten pretty thoroughly already. I'll play though

In England aluminum is "Al-you-min-um"

Vitamin is "Vit ah min" as opposed to our "Vite- ah- min"

There's a sign in HF at ATC that helps clear things up for folks willing to accept the two pronounciations

Southern - App-ah-latch-un

Northern - App-A-Lay-chen

http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d13...an_Appalachian

Though some say chin rather than chan or chen.

If it's too much for anyone you could just call it the AT and let it go.

ASU in Boone, NC that's Appalachian State University (not college) is clearly the southern pronounciation.
But, you likely won't fail an english course for pronouncing it either way.

Po tate oh....Po Tot -oh...tater...spud...same thing!

Edit..opps sorry, missed the fact that someone beat me to the link

[fehchet]

no

[bigmac_in]

Didn't we just do this ?

[BR360]

Nu Yawk. Neeyew Yohrk.

Jorh-gee-ah. Jee-oh-jah.

North Care-oh-line-ah. Noh kah-line-ah.

Eht-set-terrah. Eht setrah.

Point is, preferred pronunciation is regional. Not always the "right way." "When in Rome..."

[emerald]

Didn't we just do this?

Yes! Those who want to vote and catch the concluding remarks click here.

The rest of you, feel free to carry on.

[Summit]

Someone would have to axed this question, wouldn't they?

[Workstay]

Sorry if ya'll just talked about this. I looked around the forums for a bit before asking, but I guess not enough.

Thanks for the clarification. I'm glad that I wont be ridiculed for my way of saying it, however at the same time, I am saddened that my buddy wont be ridiculed for his way. If you guys run into two guys at eachothers throats arguing about this subject on the trail, like a rattlesnake- just stand back observe us from a safe distance...unless you're on the "laych" team, then feel free to chime in

[Montana AT05]

Most people believe the American Civil War was about slavery, or State's Rights. They are wrong.

It was about this thread's topic.

[buff_jeff]

I say: Appa-Lay-Shin

[Ron Haven]

Nether one of them is right so either way is ok.Yapolachuia is a tribal indian word meaning forever translate by the white man to appalachian

[Ziggy Trek]

I say: Appa-Lay-Shin

Ditto

[Tinker]

Mason-Dixon

[Ron Haven]

Most people believe the American Civil War was about slavery, or State's Rights. They are wrong.

It was about this thread's topic.

It was over the taxation of cotton wasn't it?

[buff_jeff]

It was over the taxation of cotton wasn't it?

It was over myriad things but the salient reason, and the one most scholars assign the most legitimacy to, was the south's heinous pronunciation of the word "appalachian."