Appalachia: A note for flatlanders (moved from faculty website)

Since the Appalachian dulcimer is played by people from New England to California these days, the following note is offered as a public service. People who live in Appalachia have their own way of saying the word. There's even a poem sometimes offered for the edification of flatlanders. It goes like this:

"Snake," said Eve,
"If you try to deceive,
I'll throw this apple atcha."

-- Loyal Jones and Billy Edd Wheeler. Laughter in Appalachia. Little Rock: August House, 1987. 90