How do you pronounce Utah?

[inkman]

I’ve heard it both ways, have at it! 

[Eleven]

The same way Johnny Utah pronounced it.

[pi2000]

...was there for a few weeks in October, just northeast of Ogden on an elk hunt.

Its pronounced "yew-tawh"

Edited November 3 by pi2000

[inkman]

2 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

...was there for a few weeks in October, just northeast of Ogden on an elk hunt.

Its pronounced "yew-tawh"

I guess I should have emphasized the “you” in how do you pronounce it, as I’m not overly interested in how it’s supposed to be pronounced.  

[PASabreFan]

Huh?

Is there really a difference between ah and aw? Say ah... aw she's cute.

I think you're trying to capture how someone from Long Island would say it.

[DarthEbriate]

Be sure to accent the hard H.

[inkman]

1 minute ago, PASabreFan said:

Huh?

Is there really a difference between ah and aw? Say ah... aw she's cute.

I think you're trying to capture how someone from Long Island would say it.

A local journalist says Yew-tah, I always thought he was wrong.  Schopp might say it that way as well.  I wouldn’t cite any central Pennsylvania pronunciation as rule of law as I can’t get past the may-zure pronunciation of measure. 

[PASabreFan]

I'm confused. Are you hung up on the U or the tah?

[inkman]

12 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

I'm confused. Are you hung up on the U or the tah?

The second syllable. I’m fairly certain everyone pronounces U correctly. I’m sure there are weirdos who say something different.  I had an employee who pronounced Saturday as sodder dee 

[Indabuff]

[JohnC]

It’s pronounced the same way as when you see Shaquille O’Neil in person and say to yourself: You-tall! 😀

[inkman]

17 minutes ago, JohnC said:

It’s pronounced the same way as when you see Shaquille O’Neil in person and say to yourself: You-tall! 😀

I have family members who pronounce words ending in W as almost an L sound. Example: Lowe’s is pronounced Lowls . 

[Indabuff]

3 minutes ago, inkman said:

I have family members who pronounce words ending in W as almost an L sound. Example: Lowe’s is pronounced Lowls . 

My FIL does the same.   Drives my wife nuts.

[Jävə Keith]

"You're saying the FBI's gonna pay me to learn to surf?"

[Pimlach]

Yout - Awe

 

[Scottysabres]

Over in Utah for a bit, Levi area. Loved it there actually.

[shrader]

9 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Yout - Awe

 

[Weave]

Ooo- tah.

Duh

[PASabreFan]

[K-9]

[OverPowerYou]

Uht-uh 

[shrader]

13 hours ago, K-9 said:

I definitely didn’t. 

[Jorcus]

I don't think I can tell the difference unless someone is screaming it at me. 

 

 

[JP51]

On 11/3/2025 at 3:03 PM, Pimlach said:

Yout - Awe

 

What is a "yout"  IYKYK LOL 

Edited November 5 by JP51

[inkman]

On 11/3/2025 at 3:13 PM, shrader said:

 

On 11/3/2025 at 6:53 PM, K-9 said:

 

On 11/4/2025 at 8:00 AM, shrader said:

I definitely didn’t. 

 

5 minutes ago, JP51 said:

What is a "yout"  IYKYK LOL 

How many times are we making the same joke?