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A good one in the Southern U.S. is the pronunciation of the word "Appalachian". I'm from NC and whenever I hear someone say "Appa-lay-shin" I immediately know t
by sudosteph 7y ago
A good one in the Southern U.S. is the pronunciation of the word "Appalachian". I'm from NC and whenever I hear someone say "Appa-lay-shin" I immediately know they aren't local and I start acting a little different accordingly. Not in a mean way, but I know I can't open up completely to those people because from experience I know they might judge me according to stereotypes about that region.
- saagarjha 7y agoHow would you pronounce it? Appa-lah-chi-an?
- sudosteph 7y agoApp-uh-LATCH-in
- cjslep 7y agoI'm originally from NC but the piedmont region (Charlotte), not the mountains, and would say "Appa-LA-chin". ("La" rhymes with the "a" in "matt") Making the long-a sound ("la"->"lay"), or both long-a and "ch"->"sh", is common from northerners who have (or still are) moving to the city from elsewhere.
- sudosteph 7y agoYep, and that's the same pronunciation used in Western NC too (ie, how locals say "Appalachian State" in Boone).